Parris v. State Employees' Retirement Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge KELLEY.

Clifford J. Parris (Claimant) petitions for review of an order of the State Employees’ Retirement Board (Board) denying Parris’ request to be granted age 50 superannuation retirement benefits for his service with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) between December 1, 1983 and July 28, 2006. We affirm.

In this case of first impression, the Court is asked to interpret the definition of “correction officer” found in Section 5102 of the State Employees’ Retirement Code (Retirement Code), 71 Pa.C.S. § 5102. Claimant argues that the definition should be…