Clayton Ruby was 80 years old when he died. He passed away on August 2, 2022.
Clayton Charles Ruby CM was a Canadian lawyer and activist, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights.
Ruby received a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in 1963. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto in 1969 and was admitted to the bar in 1969.
In 1973, Ruby earned a Master of Laws from the University of California, Berkeley.
Between 1976 and 2008 Ruby was a partner with the law firm of Ruby & Edwardh with Marlys Edwardh. After 2007, he was a partner with the law firm of Ruby Shiller Chan Hasan in Toronto, Ontario.
Clayton Ruby received the Order of Canada in 2005.
In late 2005, Ruby became the acting Treasurer, or elected head, of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the body responsible for regulating Ontario’s legal profession. On 23 February 23, 2006, however, Ruby was defeated in a special election and ceased to be Treasurer.
Ruby worked on cases from the exoneration of Guy Paul Morin to the rights of LGBTQ people.