Background
Ayres, Richard Edward was born on February 2, 1942 in Salem, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Lecroy and Mary Sayre (Fogg) Ayres.
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Richard Edward Ayres
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Richard Edward Ayres, American Lawyer. Bar: New York 1971, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1971, United States Court Appeals (1st, 2nd, 5th, 9th, and 10th circuits) 1972, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit)1973, District of Columbia 1975, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1976.
Education
AB, Princeton University, 1964; Master of Arts in Politics, Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1969.
Career
Attorney, Vera Institute Justice, New York City, 1969-1970;
co-founder, senior attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York City, 1970-1973;
senior attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, 1973-1991;
partner, O'Melveny & Myers, Washington, 1991-1996. Chairman National Clean Air Coalition, 1975-1991. Commissioner National Commission Air Quality, 1978-1981.
Member Clean Air Act advising committee United States Environmental Protection Agency, since 1995. Member of advisory county Gas Research Institute, 1991-1993. Member Carnegie Commission Science, Technology and Government Task Force Science and Technology in Judicial and Regulatory Decision Making, 1991-1993.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors League Conservation Voters, 1975-1994. Member board of trustees Natural Resources Defense Council, since 1992. Member board Clean Air Action Corporation, since 1993, New Century Fund, since 1993, Breakthrough Technologies Institute, since 1993.
Member American Bar Association (chairman environmental values committee section administrative law and regulatory practice since 1991, section natural resources, energy and environmental law since 1995).
Connections
Married Margaret Alice Miles, August 29, 1964. (divorced 1985); children: Alice Elizabeth Hutchinson, Richard Alden. Married Merribel Symington, May 17, 1986.
Awards
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Recipient citation Outstanding Svc. to Public Interest, Yale Law School, for role in creating public interest law movement, 1989. Trustee Keystone Center, since 1998.Recipient citation Outstanding Svc. to Public Interest, Yale Law School, for role in creating public interest law movement, 1989. Trustee Keystone Center, since 1998.