In Ortiz v United States, 585 U. S. ____ (2018), the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the legality of a military officer serving as a judge on both an Air Force appeals court and the Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR). In so ruling, the Court rejected arguments that the dual-office holding violated the Constitution’s Appointments Clause. The justices also addressed a key jurisdictional question, holding that the Court has appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) under Article III of the Constitution.
