Legal Opinion
United States v. Gregory
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1987No. Nos. 86-3121, 86-3122PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:
The Sheriff of Patrick County, who is the appellee in this case, and his predecessor have failed to employ women in certain deputy positions. The district court, 582 F.Supp. 1319, held that the positions of road deputy, investigator deputy and supervisor deputy in this rural county are within the “personal staff” of the sheriff, thus exempting such positions from the coverage of Title VII. The district court also found that the sheriff’s express prohibition against the employment of female officers within Patrick County’s all-male jail was justified as a bona fide…
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