Legal Opinion · Dissent
Goldstein v. Lang
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 21, 1965Published
1Dissent
Stevens and Steuer, JJ.
(dissenting). We dissent, vote to reverse the order appealed from, and dismiss the petition.
These petitioners-respondents (petitioners), formerly employees of the Magistrates’ Court, are presently employees of the Criminal Court of the City of New York. In 1961 they, with others, took and passed a civil service examination, open only to Magistrates’ Court employees, for the position of court clerk, and were placed on the promotional eligible list.
September 1, 1962 the new Court Reorganization Act became effective, and by its terms the City Magistrates’ Court and the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Schau v. . McWilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- People Ex Rel. Finnegan v. . McBrideNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Hurley v. Bd. of Education of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Bailey v. KernNew York Supreme Court · 1942
- Goldstein v. LangNew York Supreme Court · 1963