Tony rackauckas orange county republican

American attorney and politician

Anthony Joseph Rackauckas Jr. (born March 18, 1943) is a former District Attorney of Orange County, California, and a former Superior Court judge.

After losing his reelection bid for a sixth term as Orange County DA in 2018, Rackauckas has come under fire for allegedly fabricating evidence related to a rape and kidnapping case.

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas may face his strongest election challenge in 20 years as his well-financed former protégé.

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas may face his strongest election challenge in 20 years as his well-financed former protégé.

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Anthony Joseph Rackauckas Jr. (born March 18, ) is a former District Attorney of Orange County, California, and a former Superior Court judge.

A high-ranking elected official in Orange County, California, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery as part of a scheme.

The former prosecutor knows the D.A.'s office and wants to eliminate what he calls a "win-at-all costs mentality.".

Early life

He was born in the family of Mexican-American Maria Socorro Limón and Anthony Joseph Rackauckas, whose family had arrived from Lithuania. Rackauckas served in the United States Army as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division from 1962 to 1964.

After completing his service in the army, he attended California State University, Long Beach from 1964–1968 while simultaneously serving in the United States Army Reserve.^[1]

After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from CSULB in 1968, Rackauckas attended Loyola Law School while simultaneously serving as a soc