Sheila Christophe, CSC Docket No. 2023-700
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of July 1, 2026, CSC Docket No. 2023-700: discipline, penalty upheld. Sheila Christophe, a Human Services Assistant with the Department of Health, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, appeals her removal, effective August 25, 2022, on charges of conduct unbecoming a pub
Commission decisions · Meeting of July 1, 2026
Sheila Christophe, a Human Services Assistant with the Department of Health, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, appeals her removal, effective August 25, 2022, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee, neglect of duty; and other sufficient cause, specifically, violations of departmental rules and regulations.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- July 1, 2026, item A-2
- Outcome
- Penalty upheld
- ALJ's recommendation
- Uphold the removal.
- What the Commission did with it
- Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty appealed
- removal
- Title
- HUMAN SERVICES ASSISTANT
- Employer
- Health and Senior Services
- 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
BackgroundThe appeal of Sheila Christophe, a Human Services Assistant, Department of Health, Trenton Psychiatric hospital, of her removal, effective August 25, 2022, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Kimberly M. Wilson (ALJ), who rendered her initial decision on June 4, 2026. No exceptions were filed.
AnalysisHaving considered the record and the ALJ’s initial decision, and having made an independent evaluation of the record, the Civil Service Commission (Commission), at its meeting on July 1, 2026, adopted the ALJ’s Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law and her recommendation to uphold the removal
ORDER
The Civil Service Commission finds that the action of the appointing authority in laying off the appellant was justified. The Commission therefore upholds that action and dismisses the appeal of Sheila Christophe.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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