CURRENT NYS UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM EMPLOYEES ONLY

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

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.