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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
MCGARRY V CAPT KULISCH ET AL ORDER	MISC. DOCKET N0. 001-08	10/12/2007
BROWN V TOUSLEY - ORDER	MISC. DOCKET N0. 001-12	11/1/2011
UNITED STATES V CUTTER WRIT ORDER	MISC. DOCKET N0. 001-14	1/30/2014
BROWN V TOUSLEY II - Order	MISC. DOCKET N0. 002-12	11/17/2011
MORTON V CAPT JUDGE ORDER	MISC. DOCKET N0. 003-07	9/18/2007
THOMS V TOUSLEY EXT WRIT ORDER	MISC. DOCKET N0. 003-12	1/27/2012
GARCIA V RADM CROWLEY (WRIT) ORDER	MISC. DOCKET N0. 004-08	4/16/2008
STIREWALT V PLUTA - 54 MJ 925	Misc. Docket No. 001-01	4/9/2001
IN RE STIREWALT - 56 MJ 506	Misc. Docket No. 001-01	4/9/2001
HIGGINS V RADM DG GABEL - ORDER	MISC. DOCKET No. 001-03	2/21/2003
H. V. V KITCHEN - 75 MJ 717	MISC. DOCKET NO. 001-16	7/8/2016
SULLIVAN V SCHULTZ ORDER WDISSENT	MISC. DOCKET NO. 001-17	11/29/2016
ORDER REESE V. U.S. PETITION FOR WRIT OF ERROR CORAM NOBIS 78 MJ 527	MISC. DOCKET NO. 001-18	5/4/2018
ORDER IN RE C. P-B PETITION 78 M.J. 824.PDF	MISC. DOCKET NO. 001-19	3/18/2019
ORDER IN RE VARGAS PETITION (PER CURIAM)	MISC. DOCKET NO. 001-21	10/15/2021

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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