Committee on Judiciary

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Background


Sub-Groups

Subcommittees

The Committee on Judiciary is comprised of the following Subcommittees:

Key Offices

The Committee on Judiciary is led by the following people
Patrick Leahy (D)
Chairman
Once a State County Attorney in Vermont, Leahy entered the U.S. Senate in 1974 for that state and has won re-election ever since. As the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, he's recently been critical of Attorney General Gonzales and Vice President Cheney
Arlen Specter (R)
Ranking Member
Dubbed "Republican in Name Only," Specter entered the Senate for Pennsylvania in 1980, making him the longest-serving senator in the State's history. He often breaks from the GOP and in 2006, following the move of the Dems, met with the Syrian President.

Members of the Committee on Judiciary

Name Member Since
Joe Biden (D)
Sam Brownback (R)
Ben Cardin (D)
Tom Coburn (R)
John Cornyn (R)
Russ Feingold (D)
Dianne Feinstein (D)
Lindsey Graham (R)
Chuck Grassley (R)
Orrin Hatch (R)
Ted Kennedy (D)
Herbert Kohl (D)
Jon Kyl (R)
Chuck Schumer (D)
Jeff Sessions (R)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D)

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