Ms. Weis received a B.A. degree in biology from Baylor University in 1987, where she was a National Merit Scholar, followed by an M.S. degree in biology from the same institution in 1990. After spending a few years doing doctoral work in ecology at the University of Georgia and its affiliated Savannah River Ecology Lab, where she was the recipient of a University-wide Fellowship, Ms. Weis obtained her J.D. from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College, in 1997.
While in law school, Ms. Weis obtained a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, earned a spot on the law school’s National Environmental Law Moot Court Team two years in a row (1996 & 1997), served on the Moot Court Board, and held the position of Articles Editor for Environmental Law. Upon graduation, Ms. Weis was inducted into the Cornelius Honor Society, an honorary organization of Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College.
Admitted to Practice
- State Courts of Oregon
- State Courts of Washington
- U.S. District Court of Oregon
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Education
- J.D., Northwestern School of Law, Lewis and Clark College
- Doctoral work in Ecology, University of Georgia
- B.A. and M.S., Biology, Baylor University
Professional Membership
- American Bar Association (Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Section)
- Multnomah Bar Association
- Oregon State Bar Association (Environmental and Natural Resources Section, Indian Law Section)
- Oregon Women Lawyers
Related Articles & News
- Julie Weis, Intervention as of Right in NEPA Cases - Ninth Circuit Returns to the Fold, 42 ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, Trends No. 5, p.12, May/June 2011
- Julie Weis, Reversing Course: Ninth Circuit Abandons the “Federal Defendant Rule” for Intervention in National Environmental Policy Act Cases, OSB Environment & Natural Resources Law Section, E-Outlook, Environmental Hot Topics and Legal Updates, January 2011
- Julie A. Weis, The Ninth Circuit Strikes Again: Logging Roads Ruled to Require Clean Water Act Permits, Western Forester, November/December 2010, at 16-17.
- Julie A. Weis, Eliminating the National Forest Management Act’s Diversity Requirement as a Substantive Standard, 27 Envtl. Law 641 (1997).
- Julie Weis, Does Your Logging Road Need a Clean Water Act Permit? Thanks to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Answer May Be Yes, Northwest Woodlands, p. 22, Summer 2011.
- Julie Weis and Paul Adams, New Water Quality Controls Affecting Woodland Owners in Oregon’s Coastal Zone, Northwest Woodlands, p. 23, Summer 2011.
Community Involvement
Ms. Weis is committed to serving the community in which she lives. She currently chairs the Board of the Quest Center for Integrative Health, a nonprofit holistic health center having roots in the AIDS epidemic 20+ years ago but now serving all who either are living with life-challenging illnesses or who simply seek to live well and fully. Ms. Weis also is a former long-time chair and secretary of the Administrative Council of St. Anthony Catholic Church in Southeast Portland, where she and her husband have been members since shortly after arriving in Portland in 1994, and enjoys serving as a regular volunteer judge for Lewis and Clark Law School moot court environmental law competitions. In her spare time, Ms. Weis is an avid table tennis and board game player.