My question involves labor and employment law for the state of: CA
Brief synopsis: I am a sworn officer of a large law enforcement agency in CA.
I recently applied and tested for a position as a first line supervising officer at my division. The position is the shift officer, which supervises the emergency call and dispatch center for our division, and supervises field units, in relation to the assignment and handling of calls for service. The position is also responsible for training new personnel assigned to the center.
The minimum requirements for the position are simply completing the probationary patrol training period. A training course is required to work the position, but would be given after appointment if needed, and is not a prerequisite.
Testing for the position involved a submission of an application, with experience resume, and a 3 question PASS or FAIL oral interview. No scoring or ranking is used.
Only two applicants applied for this position, myself and one other.
The other applicant has 3 years experience as a sworn officer. The other applicant is a female officer.
I have 15 years experience as a sworn officer, 8 years experience in direct patrol, 2 years experience as a first line supervising officer in another division (same level position as the one applied for, with slightly differing duties). I have training and certifications in advanced investigations. I am also a certified and working instructor with my agency, teaching recurrent training topics. I have already completed the required department training for this position, and have worked this position, as a fill-in for the past year. I am a male officer.
Both of us passed the PASS or FAIL oral interview.
I was not promoted to the position.
Our agency is currently acting under a local court decision that stems from a discrimination case almost 10 years old. The current decision mandates that 19% of all coveted promotional positions will be filled with a FEMALE officer.
My question is do I have any stance in a discrimination area?
Both of us met the minimum requirements, both of us passed the PASS or FAIL interview. The logical determining factor for selecting a candidate to promote would be based on experience as outlined in the candidate's submitted resume.
I believe that the reason I was not selected was the management's desire to comply with the 19% quota, and that experience was ignored, and the less experienced, less qualified candidate was chosen, based solely upon her gender.
I do not believe that anyone should be discriminated based upon sex, race, or religion. I believe that the best qualified person should be selected based on their qualifications and experience alone.
I believe that in an attempt to prove that our department does not discriminate against females, they have discriminated against me, a male.
Do I have any legal standing in this matter?

