United States Court of Military Commission Review
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The Military Commissions Act of 2006 mandated that rulings from the Guantanamo military commissions could be appealed to a Court of Military Commission Review, which sits in Washington D.C..[1][2]
In the event, the Review Court wasn't ready when it was first needed.[1] Peter Brownback and Keith J. Allred, the officers appointed to serve as the judges in the Military Commissions that charged Omar Khadr and Salim Ahmed Hamdan dismissed the charges against the two men because the Military Commissions Act only authoried the commissions to try "unlawful enemy combatants".[3][3][4] Khadr and Hamdan, like 570 other Guantanamo captives had been confirmed to be "enemy combatants".
[edit] Sitting Judges
- Frank J. Williams, chief judge[2]
- Capt. John Rolph, deputy chief judge[2]
- Capt. Dan O’Toole[2]
- Capt. Eric Geiser[2]
- Col. John Feltham[2]
- Griffin Bell, former chief judge, resigned[2]
- William T. Coleman Jr.[2]
- Edward G. Beister Jr.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Matt Apuzzo. "Growing Pains for Terror Appeals Court", Washington Post, Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Judge Advocate General's Office, "Navy Judges Lend Expertise to the Court of Military Commission Review",
- ^ a b Sergeant Sara Wood. "Charges Dismissed Against Canadian at Guantanamo", Department of Defense, June 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
- ^ Sergeant Sara Wood. "Judge Dismisses Charges Against Second Guantanamo Detainee", Department of Defense, June 4, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
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