The US Committee On The Judiciary (Judiciary Committee) is one of the original standing committees of the Senate; it was authorized on 10 December 1816. Three days later, Senator Dudley Chase of Vermont became the first Chairman.
Overview
The Senate Judiciary Committee has one of the broadest jurisdictions in the Senate, ranging from criminal justice to antitrust and intellectual property law. From Committee OverviewDemocratic Members - 2009-2010
- Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont, Chair
- Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
- Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
- Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
- Dianne Feinstein, California
- Edward E. Kaufman, Delaware
- Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota
- Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
- Charles E. Schumer, New York
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
- Ron Wyden, Oregon
Republican Members - 2009-2010
- Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Vice Chairman
- Tom Coburn, Oklahoma
- John Cornyn, Texas
- Lindsey Graham, SC
- Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
- Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
- Jon Kyl, Arizona
- Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Democratic Members - 2007-2008
- Edward Kennedy, Massachusetts, Chairman
- Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
- Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
- Dianne Feinstein, California
- Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
- Charles E. Schumer, New York
- Richard J. Durbin, Illinois
- Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland
- Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island
Republican Members - 2009-2010
- Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Vice Chairman
- Tom Coburn, Oklahoma
- John Cornyn, Texas
- Lindsey Graham, SC
- Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
- Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
- Jon Kyl, Arizona
- Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Republican Members - 2007-2008
- Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania, Vice Chairman
- Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
- Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
- Jon Kyl, Arizona
- Jeff Sessions, Alabama
- Lindsey Graham, SC
- John Cornyn, Texas
- Sam Brownback, Kansas
- Tom Coburn, Oklahoma