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Clayton Charles Ruby, CM (born February 6, 1942) is a Canadian lawyer and activist, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights.
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Early life and education
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ruby received a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in 1963. He earned an Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto in 1969, and was called to the bar in 1969. In 1973, he earned a Master of Laws from the University of California, Berkeley.
Career
From 1976 to 2008 he was a partner with the law firm of Ruby & Edwardh with Marlys Edwardh. Since 2007, he has been a partner with the law firm of Ruby Shiller Chan Hasan in Toronto, Ontario.
In 2006, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
In late 2005, Clayton Ruby became the acting Treasurer, or elected head, of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the body responsible for regulating the Province of Ontario. On February 23, 2006, however, Ruby was defeated in a special election and ceased to be Treasurer.
In 2012, Ruby represented a plaintiff who attempted to oust Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto in a high-profile conflict of interest case, which the plaintiff and Ruby won. The mayor subsequently launched an appeal. On January 25, 2012 Mayor Rob Ford won the appeal and will stay in office.
In 2013, Ruby successfully argued for the former Ontario Deputy Minister of Education Ben Levin's release on $100,000 bail. Ruby told reporters "(Ben Levin) is a man who has made enormous contributions to the educational system in this province, and indeed with changes that have been copied around the world, And I intend to work very hard to see that he shall be innocent.” Ben Levin was charged with one count of making child pornography, one count of counselling to commit an indictable offence, 2 counts of distributing child pornography and agreeing to, or arranging, a sexual offence against a child under 16. Levin was eventually sentenced to three years in prison on the aforementioned charges.
Personal life
He is married to Madam Justice Harriet Sachs of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario.
Clayton Ruby's father, Louis Ruby, was publisher of Flash Weekly a crusading Toronto tabloid and scandal sheet that ran from the late 1930s until the 1970s.
Clients
Some of Ruby's high-profile clients have been the following: