Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals

United States Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals
(C.G.C.C.A.)
Location	Washington, D.C.
Appeals to	Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Established	1968
Authority	Article I tribunal
Created by	Uniform Code of Military Justice
www.uscg.mil/Resources/Legal/Court-of-Criminal-Appeals/

The Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals (CGCCA) is the intermediate appellate court for criminal convictions in the U.S. Coast Guard. It is located in Washington, DC.^[1]

Congress established the Court under Article 66, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), 10 United States Code §866. The Court is currently composed of nine appellate military judges, organized in panels of three for consideration of cases. All but the Chief Judge and one other full-time judge have other primary duties, so that their service on the Court constitutes a collateral duty.

Jurisdiction

Review of courts-martial

In general, the Court reviews and acts on the records by affirming, reversing, or modifying in part the findings or sentence in each case of trial by court-martial before it. It has jurisdiction over any court-martial for which there has been a finding of guilty.

After CGCCA review, the next level of appeal is to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Writ review

Also reviewed by the Court are petitions for extraordinary writs, petitions for new trial which have been referred to the Court, and appeals by the United States under Article 62, UCMJ.

Current Composition of the Court

The judges may be commissioned officers or civilians. As of 2024, the Court is constituted^[2] as follows:

• Chief Judge Lane I. McClelland
• Judge John F. Havranek
• Judge Brian M. Judge
• Judge Kurt J. Brubaker
• Judge Scott C. Herman
• Judge Steven C. Mannion
• Judge Herbert Claiborne Pell
• Judge Vasilios Tasikas
• Judge Brandy Parker

See also

• Court-martial
• Coast Guard Legal Division
• Coast Guard Investigative Service
• Army Court of Criminal Appeals
• Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
• Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
• Edmond v. United States

External links

• Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals

References

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United States Military Judicial Authority

• Military justice
• Law of the United States

Authority

• United States Constitution, Article I
• Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ)

Standards

• Manual for Courts-Martial
• Convening authority

Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG)

Army	Judge Advocate General's Corps, Army (Army JAG)
Marine Corps	Marine Corps Judge Advocate Division
Navy	Judge Advocate General's Corps, Navy (Navy JAG)
Air Force	Judge Advocate General's Corps, Air Force
Coast Guard	Coast Guard Legal Division

Non-judicial punishment

• UCMJ Article 15
• Military tribunals in the United States

Court systems

Trial	Courts-martial Guantanamo military commissions
Appeal	Army Court of Criminal Appeals Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals Court of Military Commission Review
Discretionary review	Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Supreme Court