U.s. House Committee On The Judiciary

The committee was created on June 3 1813 for the purpose of considering legislation related to the Judicial System . Because of the legal nature of its oversight, committee members usually have a legal background, but it is not required.

MEMBERS IN THE 108TH CONGRESS (2003-2004)

Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Chairman

Henry J. Hyde (R-IL)

Howard Coble (R-NC)

Lamar S. Smith (R-TX)

Elton Gallegly (R-CA)

Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)

Steve Chabot (R-OH)

William L. Jenkins (R-TN)

Chris Cannon (R-UT)

Spencer Bachus (R-AL)

John N. Hostettler (R-IN)

Mark Green (R-WI)

Ric Keller (R-FL)

Melissa A. Hart (R-PA)

Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

Mike Pence (R-IN)

J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)

Steve King (R-IA)

John R. Carter (R-TX)

Tom Feeney (R-FL)

Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

John Conyers (D-MI)

Howard L. Berman (D-CA)

Rick Boucher (D-VA)

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

Robert C. Scott (D-VA)

Melvin L. Watt (D-NC)

Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)

Maxine Waters (D-CA)

Martin T. Meehan (D-MA)

William D. Delahunt (D-MA)

Robert Wexler (D-FL)

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

Anthony D. Weiner (D-NY)

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)

Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA)

SUBCOMMITTEES

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee On Commercial And Administrative Law

---Chairman: Chris Cannon (R-UT)

---Ranking Member: Melvin L. Watt (D-NC)

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee On Courts, The Internet, And Intellectual Property

---Chairman: Lamar S. Smith (R-TX)

---Ranking Member: Howard L. Berman (D-CA)

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security

---Chairman: Howard Coble (R-NC)

---Ranking Member: Robert C. Scott (D-VA)

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee On Immigration, Border Security, And Claims

---Chairman: John N. Hostettler (R-IN)

---Ranking Member: Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX)

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee On The Constitution

---Chairman: Steve Chabot (R-OH)

---Ranking Member: Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)

CHAIRMEN SINCE 1813

Charles J. Ingersoll (R-PA) 1813-1815

Hugh Nelson (R-VA) 1815-1819

John Sergeant (R-PA) 1819-1822

Hugh Nelson (R-VA) 1822-1823

Daniel Webster (F-MA) 1823-1827

Philip P. Barbour (D-VA) 1827-1829

James Buchanan (D-PA) 1829-1831

Warren R. Davis (D-SC) 1831-1833

Thomas F. Foster (W-GA) 1833-1835

Samuel Beardsley (D-NY) 1835-1836

Francis Thomas (D-MD) 1836-1839

John Sergeant (W-PA) 1839-1841

Daniel D. Barnard (W-NY) 1841-1843

William Wilkins (D-PA) 1843-1844

Romulus M. Saunders (D-NC) 1844-1845

George O. Rathbun (D-NY) 1845-1847

Joseph R. Ingersoll (W-PA) 1847-1849

James Thompson (D-PA) 1849-1851

James X. McLanahan (D-PA) 1851-1853

Frederick P. Stanton (D-TN) 1853-1855

George A. Simmons (W/R-NY) 1855-1857

George S. Houston (D-AL) 1857-1859

John Hickman (R-PA) 1859-1863

James F. Wilson (R-IA) 1863-1869

John A. Bingham (R-OH) 1869-1873

Benjamin F. Butler (R-MA) 1873-1875

James P. Knott (D-KY) 1875-1881

Thomas B. Reed (R-ME) 1881-1883

John R. Tucker (D-VA) 1883-1887

David B. Culberson (D-TX) 1887-1889

Ezra B. Taylor (R-OH) 1889-1891

David B. Culberson (D-TX) 1891-1895

David B. Henderson (R-IA) 1895-1899

George W. Ray (R-NY) 1899-1903

John J. Jenkins (R-WI) 1903-1909

Richard W. Parker (R-NJ) 1909-1911

Henry De Lamar Clayton (D-AL) 1911-1914

Edwin Y. Webb (D-NC) 1914-1919

Andrew J. Volstead (R-MN) 1919-1923

George S. Graham (R-PA) 1923-1931

Hatton W. Sumners (D-TX) 1931-1947

Earl C. Michener (R-MI) 1947-1949

Emmanuel Celler (D-NY) 1949-1953

Chauncey W. Reed (R-IL) 1953-1955

Emmanuel Celler (D-NY) 1955-1973

Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D-NJ) 1973-1989

Jack Brooks (D-TX) 1989-1995

Henry J. Hyde (R-IL) 1995-2001

F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-WI) 2001-

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