United States House Committee on the Judiciary
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The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, also called the House Judiciary Committee, is a standing committee
Standing Committee
In the United States Congress, standing committees are permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules. . Because they have legislative jurisdiction, standing committees consider bills and issues and recommend measures for...

 of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

. It is charged with overseeing the administration of justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...

 within the federal courts
United States federal courts
The United States federal courts make up the judiciary branch of federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government.-Categories:...

, administrative agencies and Federal law enforcement entities. The Judiciary Committee is also the committee responsible for impeachment
Impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....

s of federal officials. Because of the legal nature of its oversight, committee members usually have a legal background, but this is not required.

In the 112th Congress, the chairman of the committee is Republican Lamar Smith
Lamar S. Smith
Lamar Seeligson Smith is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. The district includes most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as well as nearly all of the Texas Hill Country...

 of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, and the ranking minority member is Democrat John Conyers
John Conyers
John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...

 of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

.

History

The committee was created on June 6, 1813 for the purpose of considering legislation related to the judicial system. This committee approved articles of impeachment against three Presidents: Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...

 (1868), Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...

 (1974), and Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

 (1998).

Members, 112th Congress

Majority Minority
  • Lamar S. Smith
    Lamar S. Smith
    Lamar Seeligson Smith is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1987. The district includes most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as well as nearly all of the Texas Hill Country...

    , Texas, Chairman
  • Jim Sensenbrenner
    Jim Sensenbrenner
    Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. is an American politician who has been a member of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing . The district, the state's richest, includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs, and extends into rural...

    , Wisconsin
  • Howard Coble
    Howard Coble
    John Howard Coble is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and pre-political career:Coble was born in Greensboro, North Carolina...

    , North Carolina
  • Elton Gallegly
    Elton Gallegly
    Elton William Gallegly is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 23rd and 21st, serving in Congress since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and pre-congressional career:...

    , California
  • Bob Goodlatte
    Bob Goodlatte
    Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Roanoke and also includes Lynchburg, Harrisonburg and Staunton.-Early life, education and career:...

    , Virginia
  • Dan Lungren
    Dan Lungren
    Daniel Edward "Dan" Lungren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties...

    , California
  • Steve Chabot
    Steve Chabot
    Steven Joseph "Steve" Chabot is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009.-Early life, education and career:...

    , Ohio
  • Darrell Issa
    Darrell Issa
    Darrell Edward Issa is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 48th, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was formerly a CEO of Directed Electronics, the Vista, California-based manufacturer of automobile security and convenience products...

    , California
  • Mike Pence
    Mike Pence
    Michael Richard "Mike" Pence is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's , and previously the , serving since 2001. The 6th district covers much of Eastern Indiana. He is a member of the Republican Party....

    , Indiana
  • Randy Forbes
    Randy Forbes
    James Randy Forbes is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...

    , Virginia
  • Steve King
    Steve King
    Steven Arnold "Steve" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district is located in the western part of the state and includes Sioux City and Council Bluffs....

    , Iowa
  • Trent Franks
    Trent Franks
    Trent Franks is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district takes in the entire northwestern corner of the state, including Kingman and Lake Havasu City, but most of its vote is cast in the western Phoenix suburbs.-Early life, education and...

    , Arizona
  • Louie Gohmert
    Louie Gohmert
    Louis Buller Gohmert, Jr. is an American politician and current Republican U.S. Representative from Texas's 1st congressional district.-Life and career:...

    , Texas
  • Jim Jordan
    Jim Jordan (Ohio politician)
    James Daniel "Jim" Jordan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party...

    , Ohio
  • Ted Poe
    Ted Poe
    Lloyd "Ted" Poe is a Republican politician currently representing Texas's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. The district includes most of northern Houston, as well as most of the Beaumont-Port Arthur metropolitan area. He is the first Republican to ever...

    , Texas
  • Jason Chaffetz
    Jason Chaffetz
    Jason E. Chaffetz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Provo and includes large portions of central and west-central Utah.-Early life, education and career:...

    , Utah
  • Timothy Griffin
    Timothy Griffin
    John Timothy Griffin is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He was a United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas from December 2006 to June 2007, appointed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.-Early life and education:Griffin was born in...

    , Arkansas
  • Tom Marino
    Tom Marino
    Thomas Anthony Marino is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.The district, located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, includes Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties outside of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre as well as all or most of...

    , Pennsylvania
  • Trey Gowdy
    Trey Gowdy
    Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. Before his election to Congress, he was the solicitor for the state's Seventh Judicial Circuit, comprising Spartanburg and Cherokee counties.- Early life :He was born in 1964 in Greenville,...

    , South Carolina
  • Dennis A. Ross
    Dennis A. Ross
    Dennis Alan Ross is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. The seat was left open as the incumbent Adam Putnam ran for Florida Commissioner of Agriculture.- Early life, education, and business career :...

    , Florida
  • Sandy Adams
    Sandy Adams
    Sandra "Sandy" Adams is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party. She is also a former law enforcement professional who represented District 33 in the Florida House of Representatives....

    , Florida
  • Ben Quayle
    Ben Quayle
    Benjamin Eugene "Ben" Quayle is an American politician and U.S. Representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. Ben Quayle is son of former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle and former U. S...

    , Arizona
  • Mark Amodei, Nevada
  • John Conyers
    John Conyers
    John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...

    , Michigan, Ranking Member
  • Howard Berman
    Howard Berman
    Howard Lawrence Berman is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He earlier served in the California State Assembly from 1974 to 1982, and as the U.S...

    , California
  • Jerrold Nadler
    Jerrold Nadler
    Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Nadler is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1992. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the west side of Manhattan from the Upper West Side down to Battery Park, including the site where the World Trade Center stood...

    , New York
  • Bobby Scott, Virginia
  • Mel Watt
    Mel Watt
    Melvin Luther Watt is the United States House of Representatives for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

    , North Carolina
  • Zoe Lofgren
    Zoe Lofgren
    Zoe Lofgren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in San Jose.-Early life, education, and early career:...

    , California
  • Sheila Jackson-Lee, Texas
  • Maxine Waters
    Maxine Waters
    Maxine Waters is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 29th district, serving since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party....

    , California
  • Steve Cohen
    Steve Cohen
    Stephen Ira Cohen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Tennessee's 9th district includes almost three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman....

    , Tennessee
  • Hank Johnson
    Hank Johnson
    Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in DeKalb County, a largely suburban county east of Atlanta. It also includes portions of Gwinnett and Rockdale counties.-Life, education and...

    , Georgia
  • Pedro Pierluisi
    Pedro Pierluisi
    Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico and the United States Democratic Party...

    , Puerto Rico
  • Michael Quigley, Illinois
  • Judy Chu
    Judy Chu
    Judy May Chu, Ph.D. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Democratic Party....

    , California
  • Ted Deutch
    Ted Deutch
    Theodore E. "Ted" Deutch is the U.S. Representative for , serving since April 15, 2010. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Florida Senate.- Early life, education, and law career:...

    , Florida
  • Linda Sánchez
    Linda Sánchez
    Linda T. Sánchez is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. She is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

    , California
  • Vacancy


  • Source:
    • Resolutions electing Republican members
    • Resolutions electing Democratic members

    Subcommittees

    Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
    Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law Howard Coble
    Howard Coble
    John Howard Coble is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and pre-political career:Coble was born in Greensboro, North Carolina...

     (R-NC)
    Steve Cohen
    Steve Cohen
    Stephen Ira Cohen is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Tennessee's 9th district includes almost three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman....

     (D-TN)
    The Constitution Trent Franks
    Trent Franks
    Trent Franks is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district takes in the entire northwestern corner of the state, including Kingman and Lake Havasu City, but most of its vote is cast in the western Phoenix suburbs.-Early life, education and...

     (R-AZ)
    Jerrold Nadler
    Jerrold Nadler
    Jerrold Lewis "Jerry" Nadler is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1992. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the west side of Manhattan from the Upper West Side down to Battery Park, including the site where the World Trade Center stood...

     (D-NY)
    Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet
    United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet
    The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition, and the Internet is a subcommittee within the House Judiciary Committee. It was established in 2011.-Jurisdiction:...

    Bob Goodlatte
    Bob Goodlatte
    Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Roanoke and also includes Lynchburg, Harrisonburg and Staunton.-Early life, education and career:...

     (R-VA)
    Mel Watt
    Mel Watt
    Melvin Luther Watt is the United States House of Representatives for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

     (D-NC)
    Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
    United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
    The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security is a subcommittee within the House Judiciary Committee.-Jurisdiction:From the House Rules:...

    Jim Sensenbrenner
    Jim Sensenbrenner
    Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. is an American politician who has been a member of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing . The district, the state's richest, includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs, and extends into rural...

     (R-WI)
    Bobby Scott (D-VA)
    Immigration Policy and Enforcement Elton Gallegly
    Elton Gallegly
    Elton William Gallegly is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 23rd and 21st, serving in Congress since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and pre-congressional career:...

     (R-CA)
    Zoe Lofgren
    Zoe Lofgren
    Zoe Lofgren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in San Jose.-Early life, education, and early career:...

     (D-CA)


    Source:a

    United States House Judiciary Antitrust Task Force: 108th Congress

    Chairman: Jim Sensenbrenner
    Jim Sensenbrenner
    Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. is an American politician who has been a member of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing . The district, the state's richest, includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs, and extends into rural...

     (R-WI); Ranking member: John Conyers
    John Conyers
    John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...

     (D-MI)

    The Antitrust Task Force during the 108th Congress existed from March 26, 2003, to September 26, 2003. All Judiciary Committee Members also served as members of the Task Force, and conducted hearings and investigations into consolidation of the Bell Telephone
    Bell Telephone
    Bell Telephone may refer to:* Bell Telephone Company, several telephone companies with similar names* Bell Telephone Building , various* The Bell Telephone Hour, a long-running radio and television concert program...

     Companies.

    United States House Judiciary Antitrust Task Force: 110th Congress

    Chairman: John Conyers
    John Conyers
    John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...

     (D-MI); Ranking member: Steve Chabot
    Steve Chabot
    Steven Joseph "Steve" Chabot is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009.-Early life, education and career:...

     (R-OH)

    The Antitrust Task Force during the 110th Congress was established February 28, 2007, as a temporary subcommittee to examine the pending merger between XM Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio
    Sirius Satellite Radio
    Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...

    . The task force operated like any other subcommittee, except that it only has a six-month term. House Rules limit each full committee to just five subcommittees, and any task force, special subcommittee, or other subunit of a standing committee that is established for a cumulative period longer than six months in a Congress counts against that total. A longer term for the task force would cause the Judiciary Committee to exceed this limit.

    Judicial Task force on Judicial Impeachment: 110th and 111th Congresses

    Chairman: Adam Schiff
    Adam Schiff
    Adam Bennett Schiff is the U.S. Representative for . He has served in Congress since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

     (D-CA); Ranking member: Bob Goodlatte
    Bob Goodlatte
    Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Roanoke and also includes Lynchburg, Harrisonburg and Staunton.-Early life, education and career:...

     (R-VA)

    Established in September 2008, the Judicial Task force on Judicial Impeachment
    Judicial Task force on Judicial Impeachment
    On June 19, 2008, the Judicial Conference of the United States delivered to the House of Representatives notification certifying "its determination that consideration of impeachment of United States District Judge Thomas Porteous On June 19, 2008, the Judicial Conference of the United States...

     was to look into charges against District Judge Thomas Porteous
    Thomas Porteous
    Gabriel Thomas Porteous, Jr. is a former United States federal judge who served for sixteen years before being impeached and removed from office in December 2010.-Background:...

    . The investigation was not completed by the end of the 110th Congress, and it was reestablished after the 111th Congress convened in January 2009. The responsibilities of the Task Force were expanded to include the case of Judge Samuel B. Kent
    Samuel B. Kent
    Samuel B. Kent was a U.S District Court judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, in the single-judge Galveston Division covering Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, and Matagorda Counties. He was nominated by President George H.W...

    , leading to hearings and his subsequent impeachment by the full House of Representatives. The Task force finally voted to impeach Porteous on January 21, 2010.

    Hearings


    Chairmen since 1813


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

    Hugh Nelson
    Hugh Nelson
    Sir Hugh Muir Nelson, KCMG was Premier of Queensland from 1893 to 1898.Nelson was born at Kilmarnock, Scotland. His father, Dr William Lambie Nelson, was elected to the first Queensland parliament in 1860 but was unseated because he was a minister of religion...

     (R-VA) 1815-1819

    John Sergeant (R-PA) 1819-1822

    Hugh Nelson
    Hugh Nelson
    Sir Hugh Muir Nelson, KCMG was Premier of Queensland from 1893 to 1898.Nelson was born at Kilmarnock, Scotland. His father, Dr William Lambie Nelson, was elected to the first Queensland parliament in 1860 but was unseated because he was a minister of religion...

     (R-VA) 1822-1823

    Daniel Webster
    Daniel Webster
    Daniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...

     (F-MA) 1823-1827

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

    James Buchanan
    James Buchanan
    James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....

     (D-PA) 1829-1831

    Warren R. Davis
    Warren R. Davis
    Warren Ransom Davis was an American attorney and Representative from South Carolina's 6th congressional district from 1827-35....

     (D-SC) 1831-1833

    Thomas F. Foster (W-GA) 1833-1835

    Samuel Beardsley
    Samuel Beardsley
    Samuel Beardsley was an American lawyer and politician.-Life:...

     (D-NY) 1835-1836

    Francis Thomas
    Francis Thomas
    Francis Thomas was a Maryland politician who served as the 26th Governor of Maryland from 1842–1844. He also served as a United States Representative from Maryland, representing at separate times the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh districts.-Early life and career:Thomas was born in Frederick...

     (D-MD) 1836-1839

    John Sergeant (W-PA) 1839-1841

    Daniel D. Barnard
    Daniel D. Barnard
    Daniel Dewey Barnard was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Barnard attended the common schools and was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1818.He studied law....

     (W-NY) 1841-1843

    William Wilkins (D-PA) 1843-1844

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

    George O. Rathbun
    George O. Rathbun
    George Oscar Rathbun was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Scipioville, near Auburn, New York, Rathbun attended the Auburn schools and was graduated from Hamilton College.He studied law....

     (D-NY) 1845-1847

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

    James Thompson
    James Thompson (jurist)
    James Thompson was a politician and jurist from Pennsylvania.Thompson was born in Middlesex Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania on October 1, 1806. After learning the printing trade, Thompson studied law...

     (D-PA) 1849-1851

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

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

    George A. Simmons
    George A. Simmons
    George Abel Simmons was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Lyme, New Hampshire, Simmons attended the district school. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1816. He moved to Lansingburgh, New York, and was principal of the local academy. He studied...

     (W/R-NY) 1855-1857

    George S. Houston
    George S. Houston
    George Smith Houston was an American Democratic politician who was the 24th Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878....

     (D-AL) 1857-1859

    John Hickman
    John Hickman (congressman)
    John Hickman was a Republican, Democratic and Anti-Lecompton Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life:...

     (R-PA) 1859-1863

    James F. Wilson (R-IA) 1863-1869

    John A. Bingham (R-OH) 1869-1873

    Benjamin F. Butler
    Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician)
    Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts....

     (R-MA) 1873-1875

    James P. Knott (D-KY) 1875-1881

    Thomas Brackett Reed
    Thomas Brackett Reed
    Thomas Brackett Reed, , occasionally ridiculed as Czar Reed, was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1889–1891 and from 1895–1899...

     (R-ME) 1881-1883

    John R. Tucker (D-VA) 1883-1887

    David B. Culberson
    David B. Culberson
    David Browning Culberson was a Confederate soldier, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early years:...

     (D-TX) 1887-1889

    Ezra B. Taylor
    Ezra B. Taylor
    Ezra Booth Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Taylor was born in Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio and attended the common and select schools and academies. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Portage County in 1845...

     (R-OH) 1889-1891

    David B. Culberson
    David B. Culberson
    David Browning Culberson was a Confederate soldier, a Democratic U.S. Representative from Texas and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early years:...

     (D-TX) 1891-1895

    David B. Henderson
    David B. Henderson
    David Bremner Henderson , a ten-term Republican Congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1903...

     (R-IA) 1895-1899

    George W. Ray
    George W. Ray
    George Washington Ray was a United States Representative from New York.Born in Otselic, he attended the common schools and Norwich Academy. During the Civil War he was a private in Company B, Ninetieth New York Volunteers, and brigade clerk, First Brigade, First Division, Nineteenth Army Corps...

     (R-NY) 1899-1903

    John J. Jenkins
    John J. Jenkins
    John James Jenkins was a Republican U.S. Representative from Wisconsin from 1895 to 1909.Born in Weymouth, England, Jenkins emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1852, where they settled in Baraboo, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, Jenkins served as a private with the 6th...

     (R-WI) 1903-1909

    Richard W. Parker
    Richard W. Parker
    Richard Wayne Parker was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 6th congressional district from 1895 to 1903, the 7th district from 1903 to 1911, and the 9th district from 1914 to 1919 and again from 1921 to 1923,...

     (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
    Hatton W. Sumners
    Hatton William Sumners was a Congressman from Texas from 1913—1947 and served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.-Early life and career:...

     (D-TX) 1931-1947

    Earl C. Michener
    Earl C. Michener
    Earl Cory Michener was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Michener was born near Attica in Seneca County, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Adrian, Michigan in 1889 and attended the public schools there. During the Spanish-American War, he served in the U.S...

     (R-MI) 1947-1949

    Emmanuel Celler (D-NY) 1949-1953

    Chauncey W. Reed
    Chauncey W. Reed
    Chauncey William Reed was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Chauncey Reed was born in West Chicago, Illinois to William Thomas Reed and Margaret Reed...

     (R-IL) 1953-1955

    Emmanuel Celler (D-NY) 1955-1973

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

    Jack Brooks
    Jack Brooks (politician)
    Jack Bascom Brooks is a retired Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas, who served for more than 40 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated for reelection in the 1994 election...

     (D-TX) 1989-1995

    Henry J. Hyde (R-IL) 1995-2001

    Jim Sensenbrenner
    Jim Sensenbrenner
    Frank James Sensenbrenner, Jr. is an American politician who has been a member of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives since 1979, representing . The district, the state's richest, includes many of Milwaukee's northern and western suburbs, and extends into rural...

     (R-WI) 2001-2007

    John Conyers
    John Conyers
    John Conyers, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1965 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...

     (D-MI) 2007-2011

    See also

    • List of United States House committees
    • United States congressional committee
      United States Congressional committee
      A congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty . Committee membership enables members to develop specialized knowledge of the matters under their jurisdiction...

    • United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
      United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
      The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary is a standing committee of the United States Senate, of the United States Congress. The Judiciary Committee, with 18 members, is charged with conducting hearings prior to the Senate votes on confirmation of federal judges nominated by the...


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