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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: 202-224-3244
 Minority Office
Phone: 202-224-7572
noteworthy

Did You Know?  Harlan Fiske Stone was the first Supreme Court nominee to testify at a Supreme Court confirmation hearing in 1925.  John Harlan was only the fourth nominee to testify (1955).  Harlan's 1955 confirmation marked the beginning of the current practice of each Supreme Court nominee testifying before the Judiciary Committee.

Webcasts

12/06/2012 10:00 AM
Executive Business Meeting

11/29/2012 10:00 AM
Executive Business Meeting

09/20/2012 10:00 AM
Executive Business Meeting


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