Clayton Ruby had an estimated net worth of $5 million at the time of his death.
Clayton Charles Ruby CM was a Canadian lawyer and activist, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, 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.
Ruby worked on cases from the exoneration of Guy Paul Morin to the rights of LGBTQ people.
Clayton Charles Ruby was married to Madam Justice Harriet Sachs and together they shared two daughters.