Grassley has faced criticism for serving on the committee because he doesn't have a law degree. He was the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee from 2013 to 2015 and 2021 to 2023, and ...

Sen. Grassley, at 91, will take the gavel after serving 50 years in the U.S. House and Senate, having been elected to the House in 1974, and the Senate in 1980.