United States 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.

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

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.

Members, 116th Congress

Main page: 116th United States 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	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

United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary Media

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  Sonia Sotomayor testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on her nomination for the United States Supreme Court

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  Dick Durbin, Democratic senator from Illinois, is the current chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Related pages

• United States House Committee on the Judiciary
• List of current United States Senate committees

Other websites

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