Boyce G. Clayton

Boyce G. Clayton (October 22, 1929 – March 15, 2020) was a Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court from 1976 to 1983.

Early life, education, and career

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he attended Benton High School and served in the United States Army after World War II.[1] He graduated from Murray State University and briefly taught in Metropolis, Illinois, and then at Waggerner High School, in Kentucky, while pursuing his J.D. at the University of Louisville School of Law.[1] He gained admission to the bar in Kentucky in 1960, and became Prosecuting Attorney for the city of Mayfield, Kentucky.[1] In October 1972 he was initiated into the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks with 11 others.[2] In 1968, he was elected as the Commonwealth's Attorney for the 42d District.[3] He was a Democrat.[4]

Judicial Service

Prior to the supreme court, Clayton served on the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 1974 when he beat the incumbent Justice Earl T. Osborne.[5]

In 1976, Governor Julian Carroll appointed Clayton to the newly established Kentucky Supreme Court.[1][6] In 1982, he lost the position to Roy N. Vance who won by a "large majority".[7][8] He then ran to re-join the appellate court in November 1983 but lost to B. R. "Bill" Paxton.[9] Later he successfully re-joined the Kentucky Court of Appeals and had 16 years of judicial service by 1991.[10] After concluding his judicial service, he was the City Attorney for Benton, Kentucky for four years, until he retired from practice.[1]

Personal life and death

Clayton's wife died before him, and he was survived by two daughters.[1]

He died at Oakview Manor Healthcare Center in Calvert City, Kentucky, at the age of 90.[1]

References
  1. "Justice Boyce G. Clayton", The Paducah Sun (March 18, 2020), p. A9.
  2. "25 Oct 1972, 24 - The Paducah Sun at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "3 Nov 1968, Page 27 - The Courier-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. p. 27. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Hamilton Daily News Journal Archives, Oct 10, 1968, p. 9". NewspaperArchive.com. 10 October 1968. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. "30 May 1974, 11 - The Franklin Favorite at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. p. 11. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. "Seven Supreme Court justices are sworn in", The Paducah Sun (January 2, 1976), p. 7.
  7. "4 Nov 1982, 1 - The Dawson Springs Progress at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. "31 Oct 1991, 34 - The Franklin Favorite at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. "10 Nov 1983, 9 - The Dawson Springs Progress at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. "31 Oct 1991, 34 - The Franklin Favorite at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.


Political offices
Preceded by
Newly established court		 Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
1976–1983		 Succeeded by
Roy N. Vance
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