U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary |
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary (informally Senate Judiciary Committee) is a
standing committee of the United States Senate, the upper house of the United States Congress. The Judiciary Committee is charged with conducting hearings prior to the
Congressional confirmation (or lack thereof) of U.S. Supreme
Court justices, court of appeals judges and district court judges. In recent years, this role has made the committee
increasingly a point of contention, with numerous party-line votes
and standoffs over which judges should be approved.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has the following subcommittees:
- U.S. Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts
- U.S. Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
- U.S. Senate
Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on
Crime, Corrections and Victims' Rights
- U.S. Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
- U.S. Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
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