United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

Senate Judiciary Committee
Standing committee
Active; ; United States Senate; 116th Congress
History
Formed	December 10, 1816
Leadership
Chair	Lindsey Graham (R) ; Since January 3, 2019
Ranking member	Dianne Feinstein (D) ; Since January 3, 2017
Structure
Seats	22 members
Political parties	Majority (12) Republican (12); Minority (10) Democratic (10);
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Federal judiciary, civil procedure, criminal procedure, civil liberties, copyrights, patents, trademarks, naturalization, constitutional amendments, congressional apportionment, state and territorial boundary lines
Oversight authority	Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, federal judicial nominations
House counterpart	House Committee on the Judiciary
Meeting place
	226 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Website
	judiciary.senate.gov
Rules
	Rule XXV.1.(m), Standing Rules of the Senate; Rules of Procedure U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary;

The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, also called the Senate Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee of 22 U.S. Senators whose job is to oversee the Department of Justice (DOJ), question people who have been chosen for executive and judicial jobs, and review legislation.^[1]^[2]

It is also in charge of having meetings and investigating people the President chooses to be judges on the Supreme Court, the U.S. court of appeals, the U.S. district courts, and the Court of International Trade.^[1]

Members, 116th Congress

Majority	Minority
Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, Chairman Chuck Grassley, Iowa John Cornyn, Texas Mike Lee, Utah Ted Cruz, Texas Ben Sasse, Nebraska Josh Hawley, Missouri Thom Tillis, North Carolina Joni Ernst, Iowa Mike Crapo, Idaho John Kennedy, Louisiana Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee^[3]	Dianne Feinstein, California, Ranking Member Patrick Leahy, Vermont Dick Durbin, Illinois Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Chris Coons, Delaware Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Cory Booker, New Jersey Kamala Harris, California

Related pages

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Jurisdiction". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ "Senate Committee on the Judiciary". GovTrack. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
↑ "Members | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Other websites

United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Official Website (Archive)
Senate Judiciary Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.

[Jurisdiction-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Jurisdiction". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[2] "Senate Committee on the Judiciary". GovTrack. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[3] "Members | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". www.judiciary.senate.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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Standing committee
Active United States Senate 116th Congress
History
Formed	December 10, 1816
Leadership
Chair	Lindsey Graham (R) Since January 3, 2019
Ranking member	Dianne Feinstein (D) Since January 3, 2017
Structure
Seats	22 members
Political parties	Majority (12) Republican (12) Minority (10) Democratic (10)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Federal judiciary, civil procedure, criminal procedure, civil liberties, copyrights, patents, trademarks, naturalization, constitutional amendments, congressional apportionment, state and territorial boundary lines
Oversight authority	Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, federal judicial nominations
House counterpart	House Committee on the Judiciary
Meeting place
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.

Website
judiciary.senate.gov
Rules
Rule XXV.1.(m), Standing Rules of the Senate Rules of Procedure U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary