Charles Ruff
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Charles Ruff was an American lawyer best known for his high-profile roles in major political legal cases, including serving as a Watergate prosecutor and later as White House Counsel to President Bill Clinton.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Ruff canonical | 4 |
| Charles Frederick Carson Ruff | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Ruff Context triple: [United States Watergate Special Prosecutor, hasHolder, Charles Ruff]
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A.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
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B.
Curt Rothenberger
Curt Rothenberger was a German jurist and high-ranking Nazi official who played a key role in implementing and justifying the Third Reich’s oppressive legal policies.
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C.
John Kiffmeyer
John Kiffmeyer is an American drummer best known for being the original drummer of the punk rock band Green Day during their early years.
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D.
Kurt Gidley
Kurt Gidley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer best known for his long and influential career as a versatile back and captain in the NRL and at representative level for New South Wales and Australia.
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E.
Bernard Kilpatrick
Bernard Kilpatrick is an American political consultant and the father of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, known for his involvement in Detroit-area politics and related corruption investigations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Charles Ruff Target entity description: Charles Ruff was an American lawyer best known for his high-profile roles in major political legal cases, including serving as a Watergate prosecutor and later as White House Counsel to President Bill Clinton.
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A.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
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B.
Curt Rothenberger
Curt Rothenberger was a German jurist and high-ranking Nazi official who played a key role in implementing and justifying the Third Reich’s oppressive legal policies.
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C.
John Kiffmeyer
John Kiffmeyer is an American drummer best known for being the original drummer of the punk rock band Green Day during their early years.
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D.
Kurt Gidley
Kurt Gidley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer best known for his long and influential career as a versatile back and captain in the NRL and at representative level for New South Wales and Australia.
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E.
Bernard Kilpatrick
Bernard Kilpatrick is an American political consultant and the father of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, known for his involvement in Detroit-area politics and related corruption investigations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lawyer
ⓘ
human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1939-08-01 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2000-11-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia Law School
ⓘ
Swarthmore College ⓘ |
| employer |
District of Columbia government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Watergate Special Prosecution Force ⓘ
linked to:
Watergate Special Prosecution Force
United States Department of Justice ⓘ White House Counsel’s Office ⓘ
linked to:
Office of the White House Counsel
|
| familyName | Ruff ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ government ethics ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasDisability | paraplegia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-profile political legal cases
ⓘ
role as Watergate prosecutor ⓘ service as White House Counsel to Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| legalAdvisorTo | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| memberOf | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name |
Charles Frederick Carson Ruff
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Ruff
|
| notableCase |
defense of Senator John Glenn in the Keating Five investigation
ⓘ
representation of Senator Charles Robb ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Watergate investigation
ⓘ
linked to:
Watergate Special Prosecution Force
defense of President Bill Clinton in impeachment trial ⓘ service as White House Counsel to President Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| occupation |
law professor
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Bill Clinton impeachment proceedings
ⓘ
linked to:
Clinton impeachment
Watergate scandal investigations ⓘ
linked to:
Watergate scandal
|
| placeOfBirth |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
|
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia
ⓘ
Deputy Special Prosecutor in the Watergate Special Prosecution Force ⓘ United States Attorney for the District of Columbia ⓘ Watergate special prosecutor ⓘ
linked to:
United States Watergate Special Prosecutor
White House Counsel ⓘ law professor at Columbia Law School ⓘ law professor at Georgetown University Law Center ⓘ law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School ⓘ partner at Covington & Burling ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Thomas ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Subject: Charles Ruff Description of subject: Charles Ruff was an American lawyer best known for his high-profile roles in major political legal cases, including serving as a Watergate prosecutor and later as White House Counsel to President Bill Clinton.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Charles Ruff