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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Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V MURPHY - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V MURPHY - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1343	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	12/13/2011	12/13/2011	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V MORALES - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V MORALES - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1349	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	12/30/2011	12/30/2011	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V DALPOZZO - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V DALPOZZO - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1339	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	2/8/2011	2/8/2011	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V MARTIN K - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V MARTIN K - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1335	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	3/4/2011	3/4/2011	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V CLIFTON 69 MJ 719	UNITED STATES V CLIFTON 69 MJ 719 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1332	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	3/9/2011	3/9/2011	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V ZOBITZ - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V ZOBITZ - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1341	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	4/6/2011	4/6/2011	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V GUBITOSI - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V GUBITOSI - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1329	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	4/27/2011	4/27/2011	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V THOMPSON - UNPUBLISHED	UNITED STATES V THOMPSON - UNPUBLISHED Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1338	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	7/11/2011	7/11/2011	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V MINYEN - 57 MJ 804	UNITED STATES V MINYEN - 57 MJ 804 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1172	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	12/23/2002	12/23/2002	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V RENDON - 57 MJ 795	UNITED STATES V RENDON - 57 MJ 795 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1168	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	11/26/2002	11/26/2002	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V EDENHOFER - PER CURIAM	UNITED STATES V EDENHOFER - PER CURIAM Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1170	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	11/26/2002	11/26/2002	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V MEO - 57 MJ 744	UNITED STATES V MEO - 57 MJ 744 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1167	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	11/22/2002	11/22/2002	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V NEASE - PER CURIAM	UNITED STATES V NEASE - PER CURIAM Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion	Docket No. 1166	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	11/6/2002	11/6/2002	9/18/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V BERNARD - 69 MJ 694	UNITED STATES V BERNARD - 69 MJ 694 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion Appellant was tried by general court-martial composed of officer and enlisted members. Contrary to his pleas, Appellant was convicted of two specifications of wrongful sexual contact, in violation of Article 120, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); one specification of assault, in violation of Article 128, UCMJ; and one specification each of indecent assault and indecent language, in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The court sentenced Appellant to restriction for two months, reduction to E-3, and a bad-conduct discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence except for the restriction.	Docket No. 1328	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	12/21/2010	12/21/2010	9/21/2017
Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	UNITED STATES V KOWALSKI - 69 MJ 705	UNITED STATES V KOWALSKI - 69 MJ 705 Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals - Opinion Appellant was tried by general court-martial, military judge alone. Pursuant to his pleas of guilty, entered in accordance with a pretrial agreement, Appellant was convicted of one specification of attempting to communicate indecent language to minors, in violation of Article 80, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and four specifications of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2251 by enticing or attempting to entice a minor to produce child pornography, two specifications of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2252A by possessing child pornography, three specifications of violating 18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) by attempting to engage a minor in illegal sexual activity, and one specification of communicating indecent language, all in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced Appellant to confinement for sixty-five months, reduction to E-1, and a dishonorable discharge. The Convening Authority approved the sentence, but suspended confinement in excess of thirty months for twelve months after release from confinement, pursuant to the pretrial agreement.	Docket No. 1330	Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals	12/15/2010	12/15/2010	9/21/2017

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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