We were wrong in predicting that Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) would be stepping down from the Judiciary Committee. (And we were not alone in making this mistake.)

Earlier this week, we had heard rumors that various deals had unraveled -- Senate committee assignments are a complex, delicate ecosystem -- and that Hatch might actually be sticking around Judiciary. Now that news is official.

The other members of the committee: Specter (ranking member), Grassley, Kyl, Sessions, Graham, Cornyn, Brownback, and Coburn. It's the same line-up as in the 109th Congress, except without Mike DeWine (who lost his reelection bid).

We'll miss Senator DeWine. But he has earned a place in history, as the erstwhile employer of Jessica Cutler, aka Washingtonienne.

McConnell Announces Republican Committee Assignments [Senator Mitch McConnell via How Appealing]
Earmaking Kansas [American Spectator]
Assessing Roberts' re-election prospects [Lawrence Journal-World, Lawrence, KS]

Earlier: Senator Hatch Is Leaving Judiciary