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* State and territorial boundary lines
* State and territorial boundary lines
==Subcommittees==
==Subcommittees==
*Administrative Oversight and the Courts: Chairman: Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island
*Administrative Oversight and the Courts:  
Ranking Member: Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama
**Chairman: [[Sheldon Whitehouse]], ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[Rhode Island]])
**Ranking Member: [[Jeff Sessions]], ([[U.S. Republican  Party|R-]][[Alabama]])
*Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
*Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Chairman: Herb Kohl, D-Wisconsin
**Chairman: [[Herb Kohl]], ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[Wisconsin]])
Ranking Member: Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah
**Ranking Member: [[Orrin Hatch]], ([[U.S. Republican  Party|R-]][[Utah]])
*The Constitution
*The Constitution
Chairman: Russell D. Feingold, D-Wisconsin
**Chairman: [[Russell Feingold]], ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[Wisconsin]])
Ranking Member: Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma
**Ranking Member: [[Tom Coburn]], ([[U.S. Republican  Party|R-]][[Oklahoma]])
*Crime and Drugs
*Crime and Drugs
Chairman:  Arlen Specter, D-Pennsylvania
**Chairman:  [[Arlen Specter]], ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[Pennsylvania]])
Ranking Member: Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina
**Ranking Member: [[Lindsey Graham]], ([[U.S. Republican  Party|R-]][[South Carolina]])
*Human Rights and the Law
*Human Rights and the Law
Chairman:  Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois
**Chairman:  [[Richard Durbin]], ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[Illinois]])
Ranking Member:  Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma
**Ranking Member:  [[Tom Coburn]], ([[U.S. Republican  Party|R-]][[Oklahoma]])
*Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
*Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
Chairman:  Charles E. Schumer, D-New York
**Chairman:  [[Charles Schumer]], ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[New York]])
Ranking Member: John Cornyn, R-Texas
**Ranking Member: [[John Cornyn]], ([[U.S. Republican  Party|R-]][[Texas]])
*Terrorism and Homeland Security
*Terrorism and Homeland Security
Chairman:  Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Maryland
**Chairman:  [[Benjamin Cardin]], ([[U.S. Democratic Party|D-]][[Maryland]])
Ranking Member: Jon Kyl, R-Arizona
**Ranking Member: [[Jon Kyl]], ([[U.S. Republican  Party|R-]][[Arizona]])

Revision as of 18:34, 18 September 2009

The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary' oversees the U.S. Department of Justice, law enforcement functions of other agencies including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It approves nominations both for appointment in executive agencies under its jurisdiction, and also advice and consent to Federal judicial nominations under Article III of the Constitution of the United States.

The current chairman is Patrick Leahy (U.S. Democratic Party|D-]]Vermont, while the ranking minority member is Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama).

Other jurisdiction

  • Apportionment of Representatives
  • Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting
  • Civil liberties
  • Constitutional amendments
  • Federal courts and judges
  • Government information
  • Holidays and celebrations
  • Immigration and naturalization
  • Interstate compacts generally
  • Judicial proceedings, civil and criminal, generally
  • Local courts in territories and possessions
  • Measures relating to claims against the United States
  • National penitentiaries and prisons
  • Patent Office
  • Patents, copyrights, and trademarks
  • Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies
  • Revision and codification of the statutes of the United States
  • State and territorial boundary lines

Subcommittees

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