Nomination of Sherrie P. Marshall To Be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Sherrie P. Marshall to be a member of the Federal Communications Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 1992. She would succeed Dennis R. Patrick.

Since 1989 Ms. Marshall has been a partner with Wiley, Rein and Fielding in Washington, DC. Prior to this she was an attorney with the White House Counsel's Office in the office of the President-elect, 1988 - 1989. She was Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs at the Federal Communications Commission, 1987 - 1988; an attorney with Wiley, Rein and Fielding, 1986 - 1987; and Executive Secretary for the Department of Treasury, 1985 - 1986. She served as Associate Counsel to the President, 1982 - 1985; Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, 1981 - 1982; and executive assistant to the Chairman of the Federal

Election Commission, 1979 - 1981. She has also served as the minority counsel for elections for the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, 1978 - 1979; and as an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel for the Federal Election Commission, 1977 - 1978.

Ms. Marshall graduated from the University of North Carolina (A.B., 1974) and the University of North Carolina School of Law at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1977).