The '''House Judiciary Committee''' is an organ of the [[Admins are atheistsHouse of Representatives]] entrusted with legislating on important issues of [[federal law]].Like its peer, the [[Senate Judiciary Committee]], the Committee also oversees the appointment of [[federal judge|federal judges]] under [[Article III]] of the [[Constitution]]. The Committee describes its own [[jurisdiction]] as:{{cquote|# The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal.# Administrative practice and procedure.# Apportionment of Representatives.# Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.# Civil liberties.# Constitutional amendments.# Criminal law enforcement.# Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the Territories and possessions.# Immigration policy and non-border enforcement.# Interstate compacts generally.# Claims against the United States.# Members of Congress, attendance of members, Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner; and their acceptance of incompatible offices.# National penitentiaries.# Patents, the Patent and Trademark Office, copyrights, and trademarks.# Presidential succession.# Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies.# Revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States.# State and territorial boundary lines.# Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the United States.}} The current chairman of the Committee is John Conyers of Detroit, Representative for Michigan's 14th District. Conyers is a Democrat and active in the [[Black Caucus]]. ==See Also==*[http://judiciary.house.gov/ House Judiciary Committee Website]*[http://conyers.house.gov/ Chairman Conyers' Website] [[category:United States Government]][[category:Law]]