Background
Gillis, Ralph J. was born on July 15, 1947 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
Gillis, Ralph J. was born on July 15, 1947 in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.
Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of Maine (Juris Doctor, 1972). Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland (Master of Laws, 1975).
Cambridge University, Cambridge, England (Doctor of Philosophy, Law, 1978).
Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Gillis & Angley. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Massachusetts. 1975, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1976, United States.
Supreme Court. 1978, District of Columbia. United States. Courts of Appeals, First, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits.
1979, United States. District Court, District of Columbia.
1984, United States. Claims Court, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and United States.
Court of International Trade. Articles Editor, Maine Law Review, 1972-1973.
Author: "Maritime Personal Injury," Maine Law Review, 1971.
Book Review, "The Lawfulness of Deep Seabed Mining," 19 Virginia Journal of International Law 483, 1979. "Exploration for and Exploitation of Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources: A Deep Seabed Mining Industry Perspective," in F. Chen. Education, Deep Seabed Mining and Freedom of the Seas, 1981.
Trial and Appellate Attorney, Land and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, 1973-1976.
Member: Department of State Advisory Committee on Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 1984-1993. National Eagle Scout Association.
Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. District of Columbia Bar.
Member: Department of State Advisory Committee on Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, 1984-1993. National Eagle Scout Association. Member: Boston, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar.