Background
Ayer, John Demeritt was born on February 18, 1936 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Demeritt Colby and Esther Annette (Nordstrom) Ayer.
Ayer, John Demeritt was born on February 18, 1936 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Demeritt Colby and Esther Annette (Nordstrom) Ayer.
Bachelor, University Louisville, 1963. Juris Doctor, University Louisville, 1968. Master of Laws, Yale University, 1969.
Reporter, Washington correspondent Louisville newspapers, 1960-1968. Member law faculty University California, Davis, since 1969. Judge The United States of America Bankruptcy Court, Los Angeles, 1983-1984.
Of counsel Stutman, Treister & Glatt, Los Angeles, 1975, 80-81. Visiting professor University Texas, Austin, 1979-1980, Stanford University, 1988-1989, University Pennsylvania, 1993, Yeshiva University, 1996. Academy visitor London School Economic, 1976.
Adjunct professor University Southern California, 1983-1984.
Served with United States Army Reserve, 1958. Fellow American College Bankruptcy. Member American Bar Association (Ross essay award 1979, Silver Gavel award 1965), California Bar Association.
Married Sue Flesher, June 21, 1958 (divorced 1978). Children: Katherine Elizabeth, David Colby. Married Maryanne J. Bertram, March 22, 1990.