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Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittees: 111th Congress

Administrative Oversight and the Courts
Membership - 7:4

Democratic Members
Sheldon Whitehouse, R.I. (Chairman)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Chuck Schumer, New York
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
*Ted Kaufman, Delaware
Al Franken, Minnesota
Republican Members
Jeff Sessions, Alabama (Ranking Member)
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina



*Member until November 15, 2010. 
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Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Membership - 7:3

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



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The Constitution
Membership - 6:4

Democratic Members
Russ Feingold, Wis. (Chairman)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Dick 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
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Chuck Schumer, New York
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
  *Ted Kaufman, Delaware
Republican Members
Lindsey Graham, S.C. (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma




*Member until November 15, 2010.

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Human Rights and the Law
Membership - 6:3
Democratic Members
Dick Durbin, Illinois (Chairman)
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
*Ted Kaufman, Delaware
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Al Franken, Minnesota
Republican Members
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member)
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
John Cornyn, Texas



*Member until November 15, 2010.

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Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Membership - 5:4

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

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Terrorism and Homeland Security
Membership - 6:5

Democratic Members
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland (Chairman)
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Dianne Feinstein, California
Chuck Schumer, New York
Dick Durbin, Illinois
*Ted Kaufman, Delaware
Republican Members
Jon Kyl, Arizona (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
John Cornyn, Texas
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma

*Member until November 15, 2010.

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noteworthy

Did You Know?  The longest serving members in the history of the Senate have served on the Judiciary Committee: Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia served as Senator from Jan. 3, 1959, until June 28, 2010, and served on the Committee from Jan. 14, 2969, until Jan. 3, 1980; Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina served as Senator from Dec. 24, 1954, until April 4, 1956, and from Nov. 7, 1956, until Jan. 3, 2003, and served on the Committee from Jan. 16, 1967, until Jan. 3, 2003; and Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts served as Senator From Nov. 7, 1962, until Aug. 25., 2009, and served on the Committee from Feb. 15, 1963, until Jan. 21, 2009.

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