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The Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals does not have a standing bar to which you can apply for admission. This Court relies upon Rule 9(c) of the Courts of Criminal Appeals Joint Rules of Appellate Procedure, which provides that "upon entering an appearance, counsel shall be deemed admitted pro hac vice, subject to filing a certificate setting forth required qualifications if directed by the Court." Rule 12(a) provides that the filing of any pleading relative to a case constitutes notice of appearance of counsel signing the filing. When you represent someone in a case before this Court, you simply file a notice of appearance in that case along with a certificate stating your qualifications, per Rule 9(a), in order to be deemed admitted pro hac vice.
CGCCA Rules of Appellate Procedure with JRAP (Mar 2025)

Creator	Title	Description	Publication Number	Organization	Publication Date	Effective Date	Uploaded On
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V BENEDICT - 59 MJ 563	UNITED STATES V BENEDICT - 59 MJ 563 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1083	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	8/16/2002	8/16/2002	9/15/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V ESPOSITO - 57 MJ 608	UNITED STATES V ESPOSITO - 57 MJ 608 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1169	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	8/28/2002	8/28/2002	9/15/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V BURKETT - 57 MJ 618	UNITED STATES V BURKETT - 57 MJ 618 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals Opinion	Docket No. 1158	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	8/30/2002	8/30/2002	9/15/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V LIBECAP - 57 MJ 608	UNITED STATES V LIBECAP - 57 MJ 608 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals Opinion	Docket No. 1154	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	8/30/2002	8/30/2002	9/15/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V FARENCE - 57 MJ 674	UNITED STATES V FARENCE - 57 MJ 674 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals Opinion	Docket No. 1161	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	9/30/2002	9/30/2002	9/15/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V ORTEGA - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V ORTEGA - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1395	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	1/20/2016	1/20/2016	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V SYLVESTER - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V SYLVESTER - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1398	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	1/21/2016	1/21/2016	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V BUSH - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V BUSH - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1397	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	1/28/2017	1/28/2017	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V RIVERA - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V RIVERA - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1406	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	2/1/2016	2/1/2016	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V ROSE - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V ROSE - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1405	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	2/22/2016	2/22/2016	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V MATTINGLY - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V MATTINGLY - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1399	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	3/7/2016	3/7/2016	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V BUTLER - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V BUTLER - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1404	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	3/9/2016	3/9/2016	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V MERCIER - 75 MJ 643	UNITED STATES V MERCIER - 75 MJ 643 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 001-62-16	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	3/18/2016	3/18/2016	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V TWOMLEY - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V TWOMLEY - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 1412	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	4/18/2016	4/18/2016	9/1/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V MEADOR - 75 MJ 682	UNITED STATES V MEADOR - 75 MJ 682 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	Docket No. 002-62-16	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	4/19/2016	4/19/2016	9/1/2017

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Oral Arguments

Pursuant to U.S. Department of Defense Standard carrying out Article 140a, Uniform Code of Military Justice [10 U.S.C. s. 940a] (revised, January 2025), an audio recording of an oral argument will typically be made publicly accessible. Audio recordings for oral arguments after the effective date of this new rule (January 2025) are below. As part of this requirement, a military service provides a mechanism by which a written transcript may be made available upon request. Contact HQS-DG-LST-CG-LMJ@uscg.mil with the reason for the request.

Parties	Docket	Audio File	Date
U.S. v. Ray	1498	MP3	2025/05/13
U.S. v. Kelley	1495	MP3	2025/03/26