U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf School District
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:U.S._Supreme_Court
gptkb:Court_of_Criminal_Appeals
gptkbp:approves Senate
gptkbp:can_be writs of habeas corpus
gptkbp:commander currently vacant
gptkbp:composedOf judges appointed by the President
gptkbp:court appellate court
it deals exclusively with military law
reviews military court decisions.
gptkbp:decidedBy Federal Reporter
gptkbp:established 1950
Article_I_of_the_Constitution
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:President_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:has_a_role_in military justice reform
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver affirm or overturn convictions
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for Uniform Code of Military Justice
gptkbp:is_governed_by federal law
gptkbp:is_involved_in military law interpretation
last resort for military cases
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:the_District_of_Columbia
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Department_of_Defense
U.S._judicial_system
gptkbp:is_tasked_with protecting service members' rights
gptkbp:issueFeePaid gptkb:U.S._military
gptkbp:issues published and accessible
gptkbp:judges gptkb:William_H._Hastie
15 years
5
military personnel
court-martial
gptkbp:judgingCriteria sentence severity
gptkbp:jurisdiction active duty members
military justice
gptkbp:legalStatus in public
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFeature military courts
gptkbp:oversees military appellate process
gptkbp:powers remand cases
gptkbp:primaryFunction review military convictions
gptkbp:provides military legal system
gptkbp:responsibleFor ensuring fair trials
gptkbp:website www.armfor.uscourts.gov