Charles Ruff
Chuck Ruff | |
|---|---|
| White House Counsel | |
| In office February 1997 – August 6, 1999 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Jack Quinn |
| Succeeded by | Cheryl Mills (Acting) |
| Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia | |
| In office August 1995 – February 1997 | |
| Mayor | Marion Barry |
| Preceded by | Jo Anne Robinson (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jo Anne Robinson (Acting) |
| United States Attorney for the District of Columbia | |
| In office 1979–1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Earl J. Silbert |
| Succeeded by | Stanley S. Harris |
| United States Deputy Attorney General | |
| Acting 1979–1980 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Civiletti |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Renfrew |
| Special Prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice | |
| In office October 17, 1975 – June 1977 | |
| Appointed by | Edward H. Levi |
| Preceded by | Henry S. Ruth Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1, 1939 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | November 19, 2000 (aged 61) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Charles Frederick Carson Ruff (August 1, 1939 – November 19, 2000) was a prominent American lawyer based in Washington, D.C., and was best known as the White House Counsel who defended President Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1999.