Altman v. Lang

Van Voorhis, J. (dissenting).

These candidates (having the prerequisite of a master’s degree) were allegedly subjected to competitive civil service examination by being graded solely according to how many years they had undergone of supervisory, administrative or consultative experience in casework. That does not afford a reliable index of relative ability, at least after the acquisition of enough experience to enable the candidate to acquire familiarity with the essentials of the job. Grading according to the duration of their respective experience in the field, without any other competitive…