Christopher Cevallos, CSC Docket No. 2022-2272
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of March 18, 2026, CSC Docket No. 2022-2272: discipline, penalty upheld. Christopher Cevallos, a Guard with the Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of State Police, was removed, effective March 1, 2022, on charges of insubordination, conduct unbecoming
Commission decisions · Meeting of March 18, 2026
Christopher Cevallos, a Guard with the Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of State Police, was removed, effective March 1, 2022, on charges of insubordination, conduct unbecoming a public employee, and neglect of duty.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- March 18, 2026, item A-4
- Outcome
- Penalty upheld
- ALJ's recommendation
- Uphold the removal.
- What the Commission did with it
- Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty after the decision
- removal
- Recorded vote
- Mary Cruz (Yes), Dolores Gorczyca (Recused), Diomedes Tsitouras (Yes), Christina Mongon (Yes)
- Title
- GUARD
- Employer
- Law and Public Safety
- Chair at the time
- Mary Cruz, Acting Chairperson
- Official decision
- CSC's PDF
Action recorded in the minutes: The Civil Service Commission affirmed the recommendation of the Administrative Law Judge.
The decision
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BackgroundThe appeal of Christopher Cevalos, a Guard with the Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of State Police, of his removal, effective March 1, 2022, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Joan M. Burke (ALJ), who rendered her initial decision on February 9, 2026. No exceptions were filed.
AnalysisHaving considered the record and the attached ALJ’s initial decision, and having made an independent evaluation of the record, the Civil Service Commission (Commission), at its meeting on March 18, 2026, adopted the ALJ’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and her recommendation to uphold the appellant’s removal.
ORDER
The Civil Service Commission finds that the appointing authority’s action in removing the appellant was justified. The Commission, therefore, affirms that action and dismisses the appeal of Christopher Cevallos.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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