Are the numerous applications received preliminarily screened?
A. Yes. After filing a UJQ, you will receive an acknowledgment letter. Your application will then be preliminarily screened and a determination will be made as to whether your application will be processed further. In the first instance, a determination is made whether there exists on the face of the application any matter that may be objectively disqualifying, such as the failure to attain the requisite years of admission to practice or the failure to meet other technical requirements. Next, applications are reviewed in comparison with the total applicant pool in order to assess whether an application on its face is competitive with the strongest pending applications for appointment to the New York City courts. Factors taken into consideration at this stage include, but are not limited to, length and quality of practice experience, evidence of scholarship in the subject matter areas relevant to the particular courts for which appointment is sought and any relevant quasi-judicial exper
