Charles Tetzlaff

Charles Tetzlaff (born October 15, 1938) is an American attorney from Vermont. He is best known for his service as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont from 1993 to 2001.

Early life Charles Robert Tetzlaff was born in Montpelier, Vermont on October 15, 1938, the son of Donald and Harriet (Ranney) Tetzlaff. He was educated in Montpelier, Barre, and Burlington, and graduated from Montpelier High School in 1956. Tetzlaff received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Vermont (UVM) in 1961. In addition, he was president of UVM's Sigma Phi fraternity and a member of the school's track and field team.

In 1963, Tetzlaff received his LL.B. degree from Boston University School of Law, and in 1964 he received a LL.M. from New York University School of Law. After attaining admission to the bar, beginning in 1965 Tetzlaff served in the United States Air Force. He attained the rank of captain, and received his discharge in 1968. Among the notable cases in which Tetzlaff played a role was the criminal defense of John A. Zacarro Jr., the son of Geraldine Ferraro and John A. Zaccaro Sr., when the younger Zacarro was charged in 1986 with selling cocaine while a student at Middlebury College.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Tetzlaff to serve as Vermont's United States Attorney.

At the federal level, Tetzlaff was a member of the U.S. Attorney General's Advisory Committee, a member of its Subcommittee on Sentencing Guidelines, chairman of its Subcommittee on Health Care Fraud, and co-chairman of its Border Subcommittee.

Family Tetzlaff married Joan Barbara Seugling of Little Falls, New Jersey on July 1, 1961. They are the parents of two children, Julie and Carl.