Background
Racanelli, John Thomas was born on November 14, 1925 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Marianne Racanelli.
Racanelli, John Thomas was born on November 14, 1925 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Marianne Racanelli.
Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1949; Juris Doctor, Hastings College Law, 1952.
Judge California Superior Court, County Santa Clara, 1964-1977;
presiding judge, County Santa Clara, 1971;
member, California Commission Judicial Performance, 1977-1988;
presiding justice, California Court Appeal (District 1, Division 1), 1977-1991;
administrative presiding justice, California Court Appeal (1st district), 1981-1986;
member, California Commission Judicial Appointments, 1985-1991. Past chair board directors National Council Crime & Delinquency. Chair Koshland awards committee San Francisco Foundation.
Former board directors Fort Mason Foundation, Bay Institute San Francisco. Panel member Judicial Arbitration & Meditation Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc.
Lieutenant United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1946. Fellow International Academy Trial Judges.
Married Sally Noack, July 2, 1954 (divorced December 1974). Children: Chris, John, Karen, Laura, Thomas. Married Betty L. Medsger, March 14, 1984.