Shiomos v. STATE EMP. RETIREMENT BD.

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

In the present action this Court is asked to declare the Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act 2 , as applied to appellant Shiomos, an unconstitutional impairment of contract under Article 1, Section 17 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. 3 (Hereinafter the Forfeiture Act shall be referred to as Act 140)7 We reject appellant’s challenge to the constitutionality of Act 140, and for the reasons that follow, affirm the orders of the Commonwealth Court. 4

On January 3,1972 appellant Shiomos entered judicial office and became a member of the State Employe’s…