CAAF

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CAAF is the highest appellate court in the U.S. military justice system, reviewing court-martial convictions for all branches of the armed forces.

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CAAF canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Article I court
United States military court
appellate court
court
federal court
abbreviation CAAF self-link
appealPathFrom Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
Army Court of Criminal Appeals
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals
Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
appointmentBy President of the United States
bindingOn all U.S. courts-martial
chiefJudgeTitle Chief Judge
confirmationBy United States Senate
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
decisionForm written opinions
establishedBy United States Congress
fullName United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
governingStatute Title 10 of the United States Code
Uniform Code of Military Justice
hasAuthorityOver United States Air Force
surface form: U.S. Air Force

United States Army
surface form: U.S. Army

United States Coast Guard
surface form: U.S. Coast Guard

United States Marine Corps
surface form: U.S. Marine Corps

United States Navy
surface form: U.S. Navy
hasWebsite https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/
hearsCasesIn panels of five judges
judgeTitle judge
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
language English
legalSystem U.S. military justice system
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mayBeReviewedBy Supreme Court of the United States
numberOfJudges 5
originalName United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
surface form: United States Court of Military Appeals
predecessor United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
surface form: United States Court of Military Appeals
renamedAs United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
reviews court-martial convictions
decisions of the service Courts of Criminal Appeals
role highest appellate court in the U.S. military justice system
seat Washington, D.C.
subjectMatter criminal law
military law
termLength 15 years
typeOfReview discretionary review in most cases
mandatory review in certain death penalty cases

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