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Administrative Oversight and the Courts

Jurisdiction: (1) Court administration and management; (2) Judicial rules and procedures; (3) Creation of new courts and judgeships; (4) Bankruptcy; (5) Administrative practices and procedures; (6) Legal reform and liability issues; (7) Oversight of the Department of Justice grant programs, as well as government waste and fraud; (8) Private relief bills other than immigration; (9) Oversight of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.

Membership - 4:3
Democratic Members
Charles E. Schumer, New York (Chairman)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Republican Members
Jeff Sessions, Alabama (Ranking Member)
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina
Senior Staff

Preet Bharara, Democratic Chief Counsel
Bradley Hayes, Republican Chief Counsel

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC  20510
Majority Office
Phone: 202-224-8352
Fax: 202-228-2260
 Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-7572
Fax: 202-228-0545

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noteworthy

Did You Know?  Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts has held a seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee longer than any other senator in history - 45 years and 11 months.  Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst of Arizona served on the Committee for 37 years and 10 months; Senator Thomas Sterling of South Dakota for 35 years and two months; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina for 34 years and 11 months; and Senator James Oliver Eastland of Mississippi for 34 years and 10 months.

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