Current NYS Unified Court System Employees Only

To be eligible to compete in this examination, candidates must have current permanent** competitive class status in any competitive title in the Unified Court System by the examination date, October 10, 2026. 

Provisional NYS UCS employees do not qualify to compete in promotional examinations. Employees should read the examination announcement(s) carefully, including the minimum qualifications to compete, before applying. 

**Pursuant to Section 25.15(h) of the Rules of the Chief Judge, includes: (1) employees of the Unified Court System who are holding or who have held positions in the non-competitive, exempt or labor class if said employees in the past have held qualifying competitive class positions on a permanent basis and (2) employees with non-competitive status in qualifying titles by virtue of the Ability First 55 (b/c) Program (formerly known as the Handicapped Set Aside Program (HSAP)). Pursuant to Section 25.25(f) of the Rules of the Chief Judge, a provisional appointee who receives a permanent appointment to the same title immediately following the provisional appointment will have all time spent as a provisional appointee in such title credited towards the qualifications required to take a promotional examination as well as eligibility for appointment from the resulting eligible list.