Background
Weiss, Sidney N. was born on July 27, 1949 in New York, New York, United States.
Weiss, Sidney N. was born on July 27, 1949 in New York, New York, United States.
University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1974). Spoken languages: French, Hebrew and Hungarian.
Admitted to the bar, 1974, California. 1975, New York and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1976, United States. Court of International Trade, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York and United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1976-1982, United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Recipient, Attorney General's Meritorious Achievement Award, 1979. Trial Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, 1976-1981.
Member, Advisory Committee of United States Court of International Trade, 1993. Chair: Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1990-1992. Committee on Trial and Appellate Practice, 1992.
Member, Board of Directors, Customs and International Trade Bar Association, 1990. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on International Trade, 1985-1990, 1994). New York State Bar Association (Co-Chair, International Competition and Trade Policy, 1988-1991).
State Bar of California (Member, Section on International Law).
Member, Advisory Committee of United States Court of International Trade, 1993. Chair: Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1990-1992. Committee on Trial and Appellate Practice, 1992.
Member, Board of Directors, Customs and International Trade Bar Association, 1990. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on International Trade, 1985-1990, 1994). New York State Bar Association (Co-Chair, International Competition and Trade Policy, 1988-1991).
State Bar of California (Member, Section on International Law).