LUCIA v. S.E.C.

No. 17-130.

138 S.Ct. 2044 (2018)

585 U.S. 237

Raymond J. LUCIA, et al., Petitioners v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Perry , Washington, D.C., for Petitioners.

Jeffrey B. Wall , Washington, D.C., for Respondent Supporting Petitioners.

Anton Metlitsky , New York, NY, appointed by this Court, as amicus curiae, supporting the judgment below.

Noel J. Francisco , Solicitor General, Chad A. Readler , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeffrey B. Wall , Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitors General, Hashim M. Mooppan , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Allon Kedem , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Joshua M. Salzman , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent Supporting Petitioners.

Mark A. Perry , Jason Neal , Kellam M. Conover , Shannon U. Han , Stephen P. Dent , Minh Nguyen-Dang , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioners.


The Appointments Clause of the Constitution lays out the permissible methods of appointing "Officers of the United States," a class of government officials distinct from mere employees. Art. II, § 2, cl. 2. This case requires us to decide whether administrative law judges (ALJs) of the Securities...

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