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Administrative Oversight and the Courts

Jurisdiction:  (1) Court administration and management; (2) Judicial rules and procedures; (3) Creation of new courts and judgeships; (4) Bankruptcy; (5) Administrative practices and procedures; (6) Legal reform and liability issues; (7) Oversight of the Department of Justice grant programs, as well as government waste and fraud; (8) Private relief bills other than immigration; (9) Oversight of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission.

Membership - 5:4
Democratic Members
Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota (Chairman)
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin
Sheldon Whitehouse, R.I.
Christopher A. Coons, Delaware
Republican Members
Jeff Sessions, Alabama (Ranking Member)
Chuck Grassley, Iowa
Michael S. Lee, Utah
Tom Coburn, Oklahoma

U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
224 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC  20510
Majority Office
Phone: 202-224-7703
 Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-7572
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Did You Know? William Howard Taft is the only person to lead both the executive and judicial branches of the government. Taft served as President from 1909 until 1913, and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1921 until 1930.

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