MJ-018 · MILITARY JUSTICE
Courts of Criminal Appeals
MJ-018: Each service appellate system has its own Court of Criminal Appeals, rules, docket and records. The route to a CCA depends on the judgment, sentence, statutory review path and procedural posture.
Controlling authorities
- Army Court of Criminal Appeals
- Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
- Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals
- Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals
Working procedure
- Identify the correct service appellate court and docket number before researching filings or opinions.
- Determine the statutory path: Article 66 review, Article 62 government appeal, Article 69 referral/application, Article 6b petition, new-trial matter or extraordinary writ.
- Use the court’s current rules for filing date, format, service, motions, oral argument and record access.
- Preserve briefs, motions, orders, opinions, mandates and proof of filing or service.
- Separate unpublished or nonprecedential dispositions from published precedential opinions under the court’s own rules.
Records to preserve
Appellate docket; notices; assignments of error; briefs; motions; orders; oral-argument notices or recordings; opinions; mandate or final court action.
Version control
Match the offense date, procedural date, service, forum and filing date to the governing UCMJ text, MCM/R.C.M./M.R.E. version, later presidential amendments, service rule and court rule. The 2024 MCM remains the current published edition, but later operative amendments must be checked before treating it as complete current procedure.
Registry sources: SRC-173; SRC-174; SRC-183; SRC-188; SRC-191; SRC-194; SRC-198 · Last verified: October 4, 2026 · Review cadence: 30 days
