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 re-designated Boards of Review as Courts of Military Review, granting each service court a chief judge appointed by the Judge Advocate General, and enabling them to convene in full or panels, empowering the chief judge to designate the senior judge for each panel.