South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL Houston) will host a live hearing of the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals on Tuesday, September 27, in Garrett Townes Auditorium at 3:30 p.m. The hearing will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the members of the Court, and a reception in the STCL Houston atrium.
The Court has scheduled this event to provide STCL Houston students, the legal community, and the public with a rare opportunity to see this military appellate court at work.
The Army Court of Criminal Appeals has appellate jurisdiction over the entire U.S. Army, and its judges are career officers and Judge Advocates at the rank of Colonel and Brigadier General. At STCL Houston, the Court will hear an actual case with real issues at stake.
This is an outstanding opportunity to watch an appellate proceeding, for anyone interested in criminal law, evidence, military law, public policy, and lawyering skills. A Statement of the Case will be provided to those in attendance. NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE HEARING.
STCL Houston has been chosen by the Court to host this event because of the school’s long tradition of support for both military law and advocacy. South Texas is ranked fourth in the nation (behind Harvard, Syracuse, and Georgetown) in providing new attorneys who accept commissions and become uniformed lawyers in one of the five branches of the U.S. military. The school has long provided support to student military veterans and has a history of advocating for military and veteran issues — in the courtroom, in scholarship, and in public policy.
