Background
Wiley, Richard Emerson was born on July 20, 1934 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Henry and Jean W. (Farrell) Wiley.
Wiley, Richard Emerson was born on July 20, 1934 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Henry and Jean W. (Farrell) Wiley.
Bachelor of Science with distinction, Northwestern University, 1955. Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1958. Master of Laws, Georgetown University, 1962.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Catholic University of America, 1998.
Worked at Wiley, Rein & Fielding. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Illinois. 1972, District of Columbia.
General Counsel, 1970-1972, Commissioner, 1972-1974 and Chairman, 1974-1977, Federal Communications Commission.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Chicago, Illinois State, Federal (President, 1976-1977) and American (Chairman, Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Section, 1994.
Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1969. Chairman, Board of Editors, American Bar Association Journal, 1983-1988.
Chairman, Forum Committee on Communications, 1985-1987.
Chairman, Committee on Scope and Correlation, 1988-1989. Chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs, 1997) Bar Associations. Federal Communications Bar Association (President, 1986-1987).
American Law Institute.
American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow).
Chairman board Media Institute, since 1999, Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia University, since 1997. Senior fellow Council of Administrative Conference of United States, 2010. Captain Army of the United States, 1959-1962.
Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association (chairman Forum committee on communications 1985-1987, house of deals 1969-1971, 1977-1984, chairman young lawyers section 1977-1984, chairman board editors American Bar Association Journal 1984-1989, chairman committee on scope and correlation of work 1989, chairman administrative law & regulatory practice 1993-1994, chairman national law day 2003), Republican National Lawyers Association (board member, co-chairman judicial advocacy panel), Administrative Conference United States (council, senior fellow), Chicago Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Federal Communications Bar Association (president 1987), Federal Bar Association 1977, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Elizabeth J. Edwards, August 6, 1960. Children: Douglas S., Pamela L.