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
In office 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	(1939-08-01)August 1, 1939 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	November 19, 2000(2000-11-19) (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.