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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)

Title	Publication Number	Publication Date
UNITED STATES V JUSIEL PER CURIAM	Docket No. 1236	8/17/2005
UNITED STATES V KAHALLEY - UNPUBLISHED	Docket No. 1283	1/23/2009
UNITED STATES V KASPRZYK - UNPUBLISHED	Docket No. 1287	2/5/2009
UNITED STATES V KEALA - UNPUBLISHED	Docket No. 1111	12/7/1999
UNITED STATES V KEITH - 48 MJ 563	Docket No. 1071	2/26/1998
UNITED STATES V KELLEY (2025 WL 1198116)	Docket No. 1495	4/25/2025
UNITED STATES V KENDZIORSKI - UNPUBLISHED	Docket No. 1439	6/12/2017
UNITED STATES V KESSLER - PER CURIAM	Docket No. 1190	1/6/2004
UNITED STATES V KING 60 MJ 832	Docket No. 1212	1/13/2005
UNITED STATES V KIRBY - UNPUBLISHED	Docket No. 1433	3/20/2017
UNITED STATES V KOLBJORNSEN - 56 MJ 805	Docket No. 1155	4/9/2002
UNITED STATES V KOWALSKI - 69 MJ 705	Docket No. 1330	12/15/2010
UNITED STATES V KROLL 73 MJ 581	Docket No. 1372	2/12/2014
UNITED STATES V KUMMERER - UNPUBLISHED	Docket No. 1102	5/13/1999
UNITED STATES V LABBE - 51 MJ 566	Docket No. 1106	8/3/1999

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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

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