Which is the highest court among the listed federal courts in the military justice system?

• A. US Supreme Court
• B. US District Court
• C. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• D. Service Courts of Criminal Appeals

Answer: (C)

In the military justice system, appeals follow a chain from courts-m martial to the Service Courts of Criminal Appeals and then to the highest military appellate court, which is the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. This court is specifically established to be the ultimate arbiter of military criminal appellate matters, sitting above the service-specific criminal appeals. The Supreme Court, while it can review military issues via certiorari like any other federal matter, is not part of the military justice hierarchy itself. US District Courts are civilian federal trial courts and do not serve as appellate bodies for military offenses. So the top court within the military system among these options is the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.