Charles Ruff

Chuck Ruff
White House Counsel
In office
February 1997 – August 6, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJack Quinn
Succeeded byCheryl Mills (Acting)
Corporation Counsel of the District of Columbia
In office
August 1995 – February 1997
MayorMarion Barry
Preceded byJo Anne Robinson (Acting)
Succeeded byJo Anne Robinson (Acting)
United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
In office
1979–1981
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byEarl J. Silbert
Succeeded byStanley S. Harris
United States Deputy Attorney General
Acting
1979–1980
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byBenjamin Civiletti
Succeeded byCharles B. Renfrew
Special Prosecutor for the United States Department of Justice
In office
October 17, 1975 – June 1977
Appointed byEdward H. Levi
Preceded byHenry S. Ruth Jr.
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1939-08-01)August 1, 1939
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedNovember 19, 2000(2000-11-19) (aged 61)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSwarthmore 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.