U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary

The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a standing committee of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. The Judiciary Committee is charged with conducting hearings prior to the Congressional confirmation (or lack thereof) of U.S. Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges and district court judges. In recent years, this role has made the committee increasingly a point of contention, with numerous party-line votes and standoffs over which judges should be approved.

Subcommittees

• U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
• Chairman: Jefferson B. Sessions III, R-Alabama
• Ranking Member: Charles E. Schumer, D-New York
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
• Chairman: R. Michael DeWine, Republican-Ohio
• Ranking Member: Herbert Kohl, Democrat-Wisconsin
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
• Chairman: Samuel D. Brownback, Republican-Kansas
• Ranking Member: Russell Feingold, Democrat-Wisconsin
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Corrections and Rehabilitation
• Chairman: Tom Coburn, Republican-Oklahoma
• Ranking Member: Richard J. Durbin, Democrat-Illinois
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
• Chairman: Lindsey O. Graham, Republican-South Carolina
• Ranking Member: Joseph R. Biden Jr., Democrat-Delaware
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
• Chairman: John Cornyn, Republican-Texas
• Ranking Member: Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat-Massachusetts
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
• Chairman: Orrin G. Hatch, Republican-Utah
• Ranking Member: Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat-Vermont
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
• Chairman: Jon L. Kyl, Republican-Arizona
• Ranking Member: Dianne G. B. Feinstein, Democrat-California