Petition of the day
on Apr 12, 2017 at 11:22 pm
The petition of the day is:
Issues: (1) Whether the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces erred in holding that the petitioner’s challenge to Judge Martin T. Mitchell’s continued service on the U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, after he was nominated and confirmed to the Article I U.S. Court of Military Commission Review, was moot – because his CMCR commission had not been signed until after the U.S. Air Force CCA decided her case on the merits, even though she moved for reconsideration after the commission was signed; (2) whether Judge Mitchell’s service on the CMCR disqualified him from continuing to serve on the AFCCA under 10 U.S.C. § 973(b)(2)(A)(ii), which requires express authorization from Congress before active-duty military officers may hold a “civil office,” including positions that require “an appointment by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate”; and (3) whether Judge Mitchell’s simultaneous service on both the CMCR and the AFCCA violated the appointments clause.
