The Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals (CGCCA) is the intermediate appellate court for criminal convictions in the U.S. Coast Guard.
[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.
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.
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.