Recent Case Law on the Appointment of SEC Administrative Law Judges
February 13, 2017 | The Insider: White Collar Defense and Securities Enforcement
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) brings enforcement actions in two ways: by filing a complaint in federal district court, or by filing an administrative action before an SEC administrative court headed by an SEC administrative law judge (“ALJ”). The SEC has discretion over the jurisdiction in which they will bring the action. [...]