The administration of Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie asked the state Supreme Court to reinstate civil service rules, aimed at eliminating competitive testing for some state government jobs, that were rejected by the Democrat-controlled Legislature.

A top lawyer from the Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday urged the court to overturn an Appellate Division ruling that upheld a legislative veto of the 2013 rule changes issued by the state Civil Service Commission.

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