The court conducts mandatory review of all courts-martial of Air Force members referred to the court (unless waived by the appellant) pursuant to Articles 62, 66, 69, and 73 of the
Uniform Code of Military Justice, and, when necessary in furtherance of its jurisdiction, reviews all petitions for extraordinary relief properly filed before it. This includes: • all trials by court-martial in which the sentence includes confinement for one year or longer, a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge, dismissal of a commissioned officer or cadet, or death; • all cases reviewed by the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force and forwarded for review under UCMJ Article 69(d); • certain government appeals of orders or rulings of military trial judges that terminate proceedings, exclude
evidence, or which concern the disclosure of
classified information; and • petitions for new trial referred by the
Judge Advocate General; and • petitions for extraordinary relief, including
writs of
mandamus, writs of
prohibition, writs of
habeas corpus, and writs of error
coram nobis. The next level of appeal from the AFCCA is the
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. ==Current Composition of the Court==