The Military Justice Act of 1968 redesignated the Boards of Review as Courts of Military Review and provided each service court with a chief judge, appointed by The Judge Advocate General, and enabled the court to either sit en banc or in panels, empowering the chief judge to designate the senior, or presiding, judge for each panel.
The Military Justice Act of 1968 changed the Boards of Review into Courts of Military Review, giving each service court a chief judge appointed by the Judge Advocate General, and allowing them to sit as full courts or panels, with the chief judge choosing the senior judge for each panel.