Office of Hearing Officers
The Office of Hearing Officers is an office of impartial adjudicators of disciplinary cases brought by FINRA’s Department of Enforcement against FINRA members.
The Office of Hearing Officers maintains strict independence from FINRA's regulatory programs and is physically separated from other FINRA departments.
Hearing officers are not involved in the investigative process. Employment protections exist for hearing officers to further ensure their independence; they may not be terminated except by the FINRA Chief Executive Officer, with a right to appeal to the Audit Committee of FINRA's Board of Governors.
View: Orders and Decisions Chronologically | Orders by Topic | Orders by Rule
Date of Decision |
Proceeding No. | Title | Type | Order No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2015 | 2010024522103 | Order Denying Respondents’ Motion Pursuant to Rule 9251 | Disciplinary Order | 15-02 |
| Feb 13, 2015 | 2013036217601 | Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Enforcement’s Motion to Compel Respondent’s Compliance with a Post-Complaint Rule 8210 Request for Testimony | Disciplinary Order | 15-03 |
| Feb 3, 2015 | 2011025706401 | Order Granting Department of Enforcement’s Motion for Leave to Offer Expert Testimony | Disciplinary Order | 15-04 |
| Jan 27, 2015 | 2012034936005 | Order Denying Respondent’s Motion to Compel Production of Documents and Rule 9252 Motion | Disciplinary Order | 15-05 |
| Jan 20, 2015 | 2011028647101 | John Carris Investments, LLC, George Carris, Andrey Tkatchenko, Jason Barter, and Randy Heckler | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Jan 9, 2015 | 20120334673-01 | Department of Enforcement v. John Thomas Financial, Inc. | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 2009020941801 | APPEALED: Lek Securities Corporation and Samuel Frederik Lek | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 20080148227-02 | Order Granting, in Part, and Denying in Part, Respondents 1, 4, 2’s Motions for More Definite Statement and Denying Respondent 3’s Motion for More Definite Statement | Disciplinary Order | 14-09 |
| Dec 22, 2014 | 2012034389202 | APPEALED: Bernard G. McGee | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Dec 10, 2014 | 2011026386001 | Order Appointing Replacement Hearing Officer, Amending Caption, and Setting Hearing Dates | Disciplinary Order | 14-08 |
| Dec 8, 2014 | 2011030781201 | Order (1) Denying Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss, (2) Granting in Part Enforcement’s Motion to Strike, and (3) Directing Respondent to File an Amended Answer | Disciplinary Order | 14-07 |
| Dec 2, 2014 | 2012030570301 | Calvin B. Grigsby | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Dec 1, 2014 | 2011025676501 | Order Granting, In Part, Motion for More Definite Statement | Disciplinary Order | 14-06 |
| Nov 3, 2014 | 20110273503 | Richard A. McGuire | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Oct 13, 2014 | 2010022977801 | Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and David B. Tysk | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 2012032519101 | Order Denying Respondent’s Motion for Production of Documents | Disciplinary Order | 14-04 |
| Sep 29, 2014 | 2013037332701 | Dale Edward Para | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Sep 9, 2014 | 2011025617702 | Order Denying Respondents’ Motion to Permit Expert Testimony | Disciplinary Order | 14-05 |
| Aug 12, 2014 | 20100226015-01 | Hearing Panel Decision in Department of Enforcement v. Jack Brian Weinstock | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Aug 11, 2014 | 2009019042402 | Extended Hearing Panel Decision in Department of Enforcement v. James E. Rooney, Jr. | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Aug 5, 2014 | 2011027402201 | CALLED FOR REVIEW: Raymond Thomas Clark | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Jul 16, 2014 | 2012033128703 | Order Granting Motion to Limit Dissemination and Use of Personal Confidential Information | Disciplinary Order | 14-02 |
| Jul 8, 2014 | 2009020465801 | Hearing Panel Decision in Department of Enforcement v. Keith D. Geary | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Jul 8, 2014 | 2012032950101 | Hearing Panel Decision in Department of Enforcement v. Joseph R. Butler | Disciplinary Decision | |
| Jul 3, 2014 | 20110275168-01 | Hearing Panel Decision in Department of Market Regulation v. Jonathan Kohanof | Disciplinary Decision |