The members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have been announced. Senator Ellen Corbett remains the chair and Senator Tom Harman the Vice-Chair. The committee makeup remains three Democrats and two Republicans, although three members have changed.
- Ellen Corbett (D-San Leandro) attended Chabot Community College, California State University Hayward, and graduated from University of California, Davis. She received her law degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento.
- Tom Harman (R-Orange) graduated from Kansas State University and from Loyola of Los Angeles School of Law.
- Dean Florez (D-Shafter) is new to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He graduated from University of California, Los Angeles and has an MBA from Harvard. He is not a lawyer.
- Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) is new to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He graduated from the American College of Jerusalem. He is not a lawyer.
- Mimi Walters (R-Laguna Nigel) is new to the Senate Judiciary Committee. She graduated from University of California, Los Angeles. She is not a lawyer.