Jeff Ruch
Of Counsel

Jeff Ruch

Jeff serves as Of Counsel to PEER, where he specializes in civil service, scientific integrity, and whistleblower protection issues. Jeff was PEER’s Executive Director from 1997 to 2019 and its Pacific Director from 2019 to 2025. Previously, he was the Policy Director and a staff attorney at the Government Accountability Project, representing whistleblowers from both the public and private sectors. Before coming to DC, Jeff worked in California state government for 17 years, mostly in the State Legislature as counsel to various committees where he drafted hundreds of laws on topics ranging from energy conservation to the rights of employed inventors. Jeff served stints as a deputy district attorney and an appellate court clerk. He is a graduate of the California Correctional Officers Academy.

COMMENTARY | Musk and Ramaswamy: The Smartest Most Clueless Guys in the Room

by | November 23, 2024
An op-ed by the co-directors of the non-existent Department of Government Efficiency stands out for its sweeping scope and sheer cluelessness ...

COMMENTARY | Perils of Public Service: Oklahoma City Bombing Omens Gathering Again

by | October 29, 2024
As in the mid-90s, anti-government sentiments are running rampant. But today, these paranoid fantasies are fed by ever-growing doses of misinformation pumped into ever-present social media ...

COMMENTARY | The Whistleblower and the Presidential Immunity Ruling

by | August 28, 2024
25 years ago, Congress fashioned remedies to check executive abuses. To limit damage from the Trump immunity ruling, it'll likely have to do so again ...

COMMENTARY | Immunity Begets Impunity: Responding to Illegal Orders

by | August 13, 2024
The impact of the recent Supreme Court decision creating a sweeping constitutional presidential immunity will be felt for a long time ...

COMMENTARY | Project 2025: Wingnut Wing Flapping

by | July 23, 2024
The realities of a second Trump term are scary enough without the need to spend time worrying about boogeymen conjured up by the Heritage Foundation ...
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