Supreme Court of the United States

Ortiz v. United States

June 22, 2018138 S. Ct. 2165

Summary

The Court holds it has appellate jurisdiction to review decisions of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF). It further affirms that a military judge's simultaneous service on the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court of Military Commission Review did not violate 10 U.S.C. §973(b) or the Appointments Clause.