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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? Only one Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has gone on to serve as President of the United States.  Martin Van Buren served as Chairman from 1823 to 1828, and became the eighth President in 1836, serving one term.

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