City Councilor Andrea Campbell and labor lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan joined members of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers (MAMLEO) Tuesday to call for an end to the use of a controversial  exam for Boston Police Department promotions.

“The city of Boston has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars if not more in taxpayer money defending in court an exam that doesn’t test who has the best qualifications to be a leader in the Boston Police Department,” said Liss-Riordan, a labor lawyer who spoke at the press conference, which was held at City Hall Plaza.

Campbell and Liss-Riordan cited the recent demonstrations and the recent police killings.

In a 2015 ruling against the city’s use of the test, U.S. District Court Judge William Young wrote, “The near exclusion of any critical skills and abilities meant that a high score … simply was not a good indicator that a candidate would be a good lieutenant.”

Police promotional tests are used to determine an officer’s position on the list of potential promotions.