Glancey v. COM. STATE EMP. RET. BD.

*483OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether judges removed from office for disciplinary reasons, pursuant to Article V, Section 18 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, automatically forfeit their pension benefits by virtue of Article V, Section 16(b).

For the reasons set out as follows, we conclude that neither the history nor the language of the Constitution support a conclusion that Article V, Section 16(b) is meant to create a broad pension forfeiture provision.

Procedural History

Involved in this appeal are four individual Petitioners whose cases have been…