United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary facts for kids

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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.
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.

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

Related pages

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

Images for kids

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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, Democrat senator from Illinois, is the current chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.