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Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittees: 107th Congress

Administrative Oversight and the Courts

Membership - 5:4

Democratic Members
Chuck Schumer, New York (Chairman)
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Republican Members
Jeff Sessions, Alabama (Ranking Member)
Strom Thurmond, South Carolina
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania

Antitrust, Competition, and Business and Consumer Rights

Membership - 6:5

Democratic Members
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin (Chairman)
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Chuck Schumer, New York
Maria Cantwell, Washington
John Edwards, North Carolina
Republican Members
Mike DeWine, Ohio (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Strom Thurmond, South Carolina
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Sam Brownback, Kansas

The Constitution

Membership - 5:5

Democratic Members
Russ Feingold, Wisconsin
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts
Chuck Schumer, New York
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Republican Members
Strom Thurmond, S. Carolina (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

Crime and Drugs

Membership - 7:6

Democratic Members
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware (Chairman)
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Dianne Feinstein, California
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Maria Cantwell, Washington
John Edwards, North Carolina
Republican Members
Chuck Grassley, Iowa (Ranking Member)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Mike DeWine, Ohio
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Sam Brownback, Kansas
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

Immigration

Membership - 6:5

Democratic Members
Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts (Chairman)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Chuck Schumer, New York
Dick Durbin, Illinois
Maria Cantwell, Washington
John Edwards, North Carolina
Republican Members
Sam Brownback, Kansas (Ranking Member)
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Mike DeWine, Ohio

Terrorism, Technology and Government Information

Membership - 5:4

Democratic Members
Dianne Feinstein, California (Chairwoman)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Maria Cantwell, Washington
John Edwards, North Carolina
Republican Members
Jon Kyl, Arizona (Ranking Member)
Mike DeWine, Ohio
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Mitch McConnell, Kentucky

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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02/14/2013 10:00 AM
Executive Business Meeting

02/13/2013 03:15 PM
Judicial Nominations

02/13/2013 09:30 AM
Comprehensive Immigration Reform


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