In re the Estate of Wimberley

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• holding that “in determining legislative intent, all sections of a statute must be read together and in conjunction with each other, and construed with reference to the entire statute”
• upholding statute granting standing to Civil Service Commission to enforce veterans' preferences where such standing did not exist under traditional standing doctrine
• upholding statute granting standing to Civil Service Commission to enforce veterans’ preferences where such standing did not exist under traditional standing doctrine
• analyzing statute more similar to former RCW 41.04.010 than the general veterans' preference statute, increasing exam points for veterans and specifically requiring \mandatory appointment preference\
• explaining that the veterans’ preference policy outlined in the Commission’s management directive “reflect[s] the will of the legislature that veterans be given mandatory preference in appointment when their names appear together with those of non-veterans on a list of eligibles”
• explaining that the veterans’ preference policy outlined in the Commission’s management directive “reflect[s] the will of the legislature that veterans be given mandatory preference in appointment when their names appear together with those of non-veterans on a list of eligibles”

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