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Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittees: 106th Congress
Administrative Oversight and the Courts

Membership - 4:3

Republican Members
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa (Chairman)
Strom Thurmond, South Carolina
Spencer Abraham, Michigan
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Democratic Members
Robert G. Torricelli, New Jersey (Ranking Member)
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin
Charles E. Schumer, New York


Antitrust, Business Rights and Competition

Membership - 4:3

Republican Members
Mike DeWine, Ohio (Chairman)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Strom Thurmond, South Carolina
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Democratic Members
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin (Ranking Member)
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont
Robert G. Torricelli, New Jersey

The Constitution, Federalism and Property Rights

Membership - 5:3

Republican Members
John Ashcroft, Missouri (Chairman)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Bob Smith, New Hampshire
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Strom Thurmond, South Carolina
Democratic Members
Russell D. Feingold, Wisconsin (Ranking Member)
Edward M. Kennedy, Massachusetts
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont


Criminal Justice Oversight

Membership - 5:4

Republican Members
Strom Thurmond, South Carolina (Chairman)
Mike DeWine, Ohio
John Ashcroft, Missouri
Spencer Abraham, Michigan
Jeff Sessions, Alabama
Democratic Members
Charles E. Schumer, New York (Ranking Member)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Robert G. Torricelli, New Jersey
Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont

Youth Violence

Membership - 4:3

Republican Members
Jeff Sessions, Alabama (Chairman)
Bob Smith, New Hampshire
Jon Kyl, Arizona
John Ashcroft, Missouri
Democratic Members
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware (Ranking Member)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin



Immigration

Membership - 4:3

Republican Members
Spencer Abraham, Michigan (Chairman)
Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
Jon Kyl, Arizona
Democratic Members
Edward M. Kennedy, Mass. (Ranking Member)
Dianne Feinstein, California
Charles E. Schumer, New York



Terrorism, Technology and Government Information

Membership - 4:3

Republican Members
Jon Kyl, Arizona (Chairman)
Orrin G. Hatch, Utah
Charles E. Grassley, Iowa
Mike DeWine, Ohio
Democratic Members
Dianne Feinstein, California (Ranking Member)
Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Delaware
Herb Kohl, Wisconsin


noteworthy

Did You Know?  The U.S. Courts of Appeals were the first federal courts designed exclusively to hear cases on appeal from trial courts.  In an effort to relieve the caseload burden in the Supreme Court, and to handle a dramatic increase in federal filings, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1891, establishing nine courts of appeals, one for each judicial circuit.

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