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Name of Court Districts Year of Establishment Number of Courts 1 Tis Hazari Court (Kashmere Gate) Central & West Delhi 1958 14 courts (11 MM + 3 CJ) 2 Patiala House Court: New Delhi: 1977 7 courts (7 MM) 3 Karkardooma Court (Anand Vihar) East, North-East & Shahdara: 1993 6 courts (6 MM) 4 Rohini Court North-West & North Delhi 2005 2 courts (2 MM) 5
The United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (in case citations, C.A.A.F. or USCAAF) is an Article I court that exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the United States Armed Forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The court is composed of five civilian judges ...
A general court-martial is the highest court level. It consists of a military judge, trial counsel (prosecutor), defense counsel, and eight officers sitting as a panel of court-martial members. [30] An enlisted accused may request a court composed of at least one-third enlisted personnel. An accused may also request trial by judge alone.
A convicted service member may submit a request for leniency to the convening authority prior to the convening authority's approval of the court-martial sentence. Each military service and the Coast Guard has a Court of Criminal Appeals, which is composed of panels of three appellate military judges: Army Court of Criminal Appeals
Military justice (or military law) is the body of laws and procedures governing members of the armed forces. Many nation-states have separate and distinct bodies of law that govern the conduct of members of their armed forces. Some states use special judicial and other arrangements to enforce those laws, while others use civilian judicial systems.
The judges are military officers and fulfill the role of jurors. Military tribunals are distinct from courts-martial. A military tribunal is an inquisitorial system based on charges brought by military authorities, prosecuted by a military authority, judged by military officers, and sentenced by military officers against a member of an enemy army.
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As of 2021, Congress has authorized 677 district judgeships, including 667 permanent judgeships and 10 temporary judgeships, [1] though the number of actual judges will be higher than 677 because of some judges electing senior status. Only active, non-senior-status judges may fill one of the 677 authorized judgeships.