Court of Military Appeals, United States, is the highest appeals court of the U.S. armed forces. It consists of five civilian judges appointed by the President. The court automatically reviews court-martial cases in which the defendant is condemned to death. The chief legal officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard may ask the court to review court-martial cases. Military personnel may also ask the court to review cases that result in the defendant's imprisonment or discharge from the military. But they may do so only after a court of military review has examined the court-martial findings. About 10 percent of the cases of the Court of Military Appeals are eligible for further review by the Supreme Court of the United States. See also Court-martial.