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Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security - John Morton
Assistant Secretary John Morton was confirmed on May 12, 2009, to lead the office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.  The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs considered the nomination on April 22, 2009.  The nomination was sequentially referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 29, 2009.  On May 7, 2009, the Judiciary Committee ordered the nomination reported to the Senate for consideration.
Committee Questionnaire
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Responses to Questions Submitted for the Record

  • Questions for the Record:  Senator Chuck Grassley
Letters Received in Connection with the Nomination
  • May 4, 2009 - National Fraternal Order of Police
  • April 30, 2009 - National Association of Police Organizations, Inc.
  • April 29, 2009 - National Sheriffs' Association
  • April 15, 2009 - Major Cities Chiefs Association
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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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