Facts: - residence: boston , massachusetts - title: suffolk county sheriff - party: democrat - successor: richard j. rouse - predecessor: dennis j. kearney - term end: 1996 - term start: 1986 - name: robert rufo - nationality: american - alma mater: boston college suffolk university law school harvard university - occupation: lawyer politician judge Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert rufo .
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robert rufo is an american jurist and politician who current serves as an associate justice of the suffolk county superior court in massachusetts .he previously served as general counsel to the suffolk county sheriff 's department from 1977 to 1986 and sheriff of suffolk county from 1986 to 1996 .rufo also serves as an adjunct professor at suffolk university law school and new england school of law .he was a candidate for mayor of boston in 1993 .he finished third with 20.14 % of the vote .rufo is a graduate of boston college -lrb- b.s. -rrb- , suffolk university law school -lrb- j.d. -rrb- , and harvard university -lrb- m.p.a. -rrb- .