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Agency U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces Acronym Hierarchy Judiciary. Docs URL http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/ Notes Formerly know as the United States Court of Military Appeals, the court exercises jurisdiction over questions of law in -- (1) all cases in which the sentence, as affirmed by a Court of Criminal Appeals, extends to death; (2) all cases reviewed by a Court of Criminal Appeals which the Judge Advocate General of a military department or the General Counsel of the Department of Transportation acting for the Coast Guard orders sent to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for review; and (3) all cases reviewed by a Court of Criminal Appeals in which, upon petition of the accused and on good cause shown, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces has granted a review. Subjects COURTS MILITARY