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LUCIA v. SEC 

THOMAS, J., concurring 

ing them.

In short, the administrative law judges of the Securities
Exchange  Commission  are  “Officers  of  the  United  States” 
under  the  original  meaning  of  the  Appointments  Clause.
They have “ ‘responsibility for an ongoing statutory duty,’ ” 
which  is  sufficient  to  resolve  this  case.    SW  General,  580 
U. S.,  at  ___  (opinion  of  THOMAS,  J.)  (slip  op.,  at  4).    Be-
cause  the  Court  reaches  the  same  conclusion  by  correctly
applying Freytag, I join its opinion.