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Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittees: 110th Congress

Administrative Oversight and the Courts

Membership - 4:3

Democratic Members
Chuck Schumer, New York (Chairman)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Republican Members
Jeff Sessions, Alabama (Ranking Member)
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina



Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

Membership - 6:5

Democratic Members
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin (Chairman)
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Chuck Schumer, New York
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Republican Members
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah (Ranking Member)
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Sam Brownback, Kansas
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma



The Constitution

Membership - 5:4

Democratic Members
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin (Chairman)
Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts
Dianne Feinstein, California
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Republican Members
Sam Brownback, Kansas (Ranking Member)
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina
John Cornyn, Texas



Crime and Drugs

Membership - 7:6

Democratic Members
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware (Chairman)
Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Dianne Feinstein, California
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Chuck Schumer, New York
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Republican Members
Lindsey O. Graham, S. Carolina (Ranking Member)
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Orrin G. Hatch, Iowa
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma



Human Rights and the Law

Membership - 6:5

Democratic Members
Dick Durbin, Illinois (Chairman)
Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Republican Members
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma (Ranking Member)
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Lindsey O. Graham, South Carolina
John Cornyn, Texas
Sam Brownback, Kansas



Immigration, Refugees and Border Security

Membership - 5:4

Democratic Members
Edward M. Kennedy, Mass. (Chairman)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Dianne Feinstein, California
Chuck Schumer, New York
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Republican Members
John Cornyn, Texas (Ranking Member)
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Jeff Sessions, Alabama




Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security

Membership - 7:6

Democratic Members
Dianne Feinstein, Calif. (Chairwoman)
Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Chuck Schumer, New York
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
Republican Members
Jon Kyl, Arizona (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
John Cornyn, Texas
Sam Brownback, Kansas
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma


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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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