CAAF

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Article I court United States military court appellate court court federal court

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

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Article I court → United States military court → appellate court → court → federal court →
abbreviation	CAAF →
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	U.S. Air Force → U.S. Army → U.S. Coast Guard → U.S. Marine Corps → U.S. Navy →
hasWebsite	https://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/ →
hearsCasesIn	panels of five judges →
judgeTitle	judge →
jurisdiction	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 Military Appeals →
predecessor	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 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
CAAF → United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces →	abbreviation