Background
Mellis, Michael J. was born on August 31, 1965 in White Plains, New York, United States.
Mellis, Michael J. was born on August 31, 1965 in White Plains, New York, United States.
Trinity College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Williams College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, History, with honors, 1987). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1991).
Worked at Patterson, Belknap Webb & Tyler Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1991, New Jersey. 1992, New New York
Phi Beta Kappa (President).
Author, "Modifications to the Traditional Public Forum Doctrine: United States v. Kokinda and its Aftermath," 19 Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly 167, Winter, 1991.
Judicial Clerk to Honorary John R. Bartels, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1991-1993.
Married Martha Lee Joseph, May, 30, 1998.