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Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittees: 111th Congress

Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Membership - 6:4

Democratic Members
Sheldon Whitehouse, R.I. (Chairman)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
Charles E. Schumer, New York
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware
Republican Members
Jeff Sessions, Alabama (Ranking Member)
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina


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Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Membership - 7:3

Democratic Members
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin (Chairman)
Charles E. Schumer, New York
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Ron Wyden, Oregon
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Republican Members
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah (Ranking Member)
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
John Cornyn, Texas



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The Constitution
Membership - 6:4

Democratic Members
Russell D. Feingold, Wis. (Chairman)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Republican Members
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member)
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
John Cornyn, Texas


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Crime and Drugs
Membership - 9:5

Democratic Members
 
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania (Chairman)
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Dianne Feinstein, California
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
Charles E. Schumer, New York
Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware
Republican Members
Lindsey Graham, S.C. (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma




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Human Rights and the Law
Membership - 5:3
Democratic Members
Richard J. Durbin, Illinois (Chairman)
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Republican Members
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member)
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
John Cornyn, Texas


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Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Membership - 6:4

Democratic Members
Charles Schumer, New York (Chairman)
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Dianne Feinstein, California
Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Ron Wyden, Oregon
Republican Members
John Cornyn, Texas (Ranking Member)
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Jeff Sessions, Alabama


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Terrorism and Homeland Security
Membership - 7:5

Democratic Members
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland (Chairman)
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Dianne Feinstein, California
Charles E. Schumer, New York
Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
Ron Wyden, Oregon
Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware
Republican Members
Jon Kyl, Arizona (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
John Cornyn, Texas
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma


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Did You Know?  William Howard Taft is the only person to head both the Executive and Judicial branches of the government.  Taft served as President from 1909 until 1913, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921 until 1930.

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