CHARLES RUFF
Name: Charles F.C. "Chuck" Ruff
Born: 1939
Died: 2000
Charles F.C. "Chuck" Ruff (1939-2000) was a prominent American lawyer based in
Washington, D.C., and was well-noted as White House Counsel, defending President
Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1999 over Lewinsky scandal and
Paula Jones case .
Ruff was a graduate of Swarthmore College and Columbia Law School (1963). During
his career he worked in the United States Department of Justice; during the
Watergate scandal, he served as a special prosecutor who investigated President
Richard Nixon. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
for some time, and was legal counsel to Bill Clinton. He aided in the defense of
Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
When Ruff died at 61, he was a partner at the law firm of Covington & Burling.
Name: Charles F.C. "Chuck" Ruff
Born: 1939
Died: 2000
Charles F.C. "Chuck" Ruff (1939-2000) was a prominent American lawyer based in
Washington, D.C., and was well-noted as White House Counsel, defending President
Bill Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1999 over Lewinsky scandal and
Paula Jones case .
Ruff was a graduate of Swarthmore College and Columbia Law School (1963). During
his career he worked in the United States Department of Justice; during the
Watergate scandal, he served as a special prosecutor who investigated President
Richard Nixon. He was the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
for some time, and was legal counsel to Bill Clinton. He aided in the defense of
Anita Hill during Clarence Thomas's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
When Ruff died at 61, he was a partner at the law firm of Covington & Burling.