Background
Clay, John Ernest was born on November 27, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Ernest Worman and Gertrude Marie (Turfler) Clay.
Clay, John Ernest was born on November 27, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Ernest Worman and Gertrude Marie (Turfler) Clay.
Bachelor of Arts, Carleton College, 1943; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1948.
With, Taylor, Miller, Busch & Magner, Chicago, 1948-1951; with, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, 1951-1988. President Public Interest Law Initiative, Chicago, 1986-1988, executive director, since 1988.
Chairman Illinois Committee for Eugene McCarthy, Chicago, 1976, vice presidential running mate in Illinois, 1976. Chairman Lawyers for Carol Moseley-Braun, 1992-1993. Chairman Glencoe (Illinois) Board Education, 1966-1968.
Treasurer 1st National Conference Optimum Population and Environmental, Chicago, 1970. Board directors Lawyers Alliance for World Security, Legal Assistance Foundation Chicago Second lieutenant United States Army, 1945-1946. Member American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, American Civil Liberties Union (board directors Illinois chapter 1988-1995, vice president for development 1990-1993), Chicago Council Lawyers, Lawyers for the Judiciary (president since 1987), Law Club of Chicago (secretary-treasurer 1986-1988), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Theodora Summerfield Buchman, March 11, 1944 (divorced August 1973). Children: Peter Worman, Robert Scott. Married Mary A. Dailey, Oct.20,1973.
