Background
Ervin, John Wesley was born on June 22, 1917 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Frank Earl and Lillian Pearl (Gray) Ervin.
Ervin, John Wesley was born on June 22, 1917 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Frank Earl and Lillian Pearl (Gray) Ervin.
Student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1935-1939.
Bar: California 1944. Research assistant to justice California Supreme Court, 1943-1944. Professor of law Northeastern U. Law School, 1945-1946.
Professor of law, director and editor annual Institutions on Federal Taxation, University of Southern California, 1947-1970.
Senior member firm Ervin, Cohen & Jessup, Beverly Hills, California, 1953-1982. Special adviser on federal tax legislation to Secretary Treasury, 1955.
Ordained to ministry Church of People. Local pastor United Methodist Church.
Founding member Foundation Establishment International Criminal Court.
Vice president of the board of trustees, general counsel Philosophical Research Society, International Communications Foundation. Secretary, general counsel, trustee International Foundation for Integral Psychology. Board directors, founding member, vice president for legal affairs Association for Holistic Health, 1974-1978.
Board directors United Nations Association Los Angeles, now president
Member American Bar Association (chairman publications committee taxation section 1954-1955), California Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, Order of Coif, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Patricia Connelly, May 24, 1958. Children by previous marriage: Nancy Gray Ervin Kleeman, Shelley Hutchinson Ervin Fehring, John Chipman Gray.