Legal Opinion
Matter of Vey
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided July 11, 1991PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
O’HERN, J.
This appeal concerns appellant’s eligibility to be a candidate for appointment as a police officer in a civil service community. New Jersey’s Constitution mandates that “[ajppointments and promotions in the civil service of the State * * * shall be made according to merit and fitness to be ascertained, as far as practicable, by examination * * N.J.Const. art. VII, § 1, para. 2. The Merit System Board of the New Jersey Department of Personnel (Board), which administers the Civil Service system, ruled that appellant was not eligible for the…
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- State v. PittsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
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3Cited by19 opinions
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