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John D. Bracco is a junior high school located in the north east of Edmonton's Public School Division. It is one of the highest rated schools in the division. John D. Bracco has a maximum Capacity of 750 pupils, many go one to high school each year leaving the school with room to accept students from a total of 67 schools. Transportation services include both the LRT and Edmonton Transit System. Built in 1992, the school's architecture is inviting and expansive. The entrance Atrium serves as both a meeting and performance space. The Families of John D. Bracco represent a wide range of socio-economic circumstances and is demographically diverse

Justice John D. Bracco
Justice Bracco was born on March 31, 1925 in Edmonton, Alberta. He attended public school in Edmonton and Redwater, graduating from the University of Alberta with a B.Ed., LL.B. and D.D.

After teaching school for four years, Justice Bracco returned to the university to complete a degree in law, practicing in Edmonton and Redwater from 1957 until 1975. In 1975 he was appointed Judge of District Court of Alberta; Deputy Judge, Supreme Court of Yukon in 1977; Justice of Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta in 1979; Justice of Court of Appeal of Alberta in 1987; and Justice of the Nunavut Court of Appeal in 1999.

Justice Bracco and his wife, Laura have four children and seven grandchildren. He enjoyed travel, photography, hiking, stained glass, and he was an avid gardener.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, he was committed to community and volunteer activities. These experiences included:

Workshop participant with Ukrainian Judges in Simferopol, Crimea and Uzhorod in Western Ukraine on "Judical Ethics and Judical Conduct" - 1978

Member of Advisory Committee re: Canada-Ukraine Judical Reform Project - 1996 - 1999

Co-chair re: Alberta Program re: Visiting Judges from Melitopil, Ukraine - 1996-1997

Delegate to Kiev Conference on Judicial Independence and Consultant to Melitopil City Court - 1997

Participated as invitee to International Consultation on new English Divorce Bill organized by BT Forum at Leeds Castle, England - January 1996

Attended Advanced legal Studies Lectures, Cambridge University, England - 1981 and 1997

Participant and cast member of video film entitled "Men", produced by M.J.W. Production, London, England - 1996-1997

Attended Commonwealth Law Conference, Auckland, New Zealand - 1990 and Vancouver - 1996

Participated as Section Chairperson at International Conference "Management Challenges in 21st Century Policing" in Ottawa - September 1995

Lectured and participated in police program "Major Case Management" session entitled "Major Victim/Witness Issues" at Canadian Police College in Ottawa - November 1995

Judicial Study Leave at University of Calgary Law Facility and University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in England - 1993-1994

Member of the Board (President 1993-1997) of Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family - 1987 to 2004

Co-Instructor at CIAJ Seminar for New Federally Appointed Judges re: Family Law - 1987 - 1991

Visited Ukraine to meet paternal and maternal relatives and took opportunity to visit a court in Kieve where he met with some Ukrainian Judges - 1991

The Edmonton Public School Board named a middle school (Grades 7, 8, and 9) the John D. Bracco School in his honor - 1990. School opened in September, 1992.

Member and Director of Alberta Family Meditation - 1983-1990

Instructor at University of Calgary, Faculty of Law and LESA Seminar re: Trial Advocacy Skills - 1985-1990

Member and National Director of Family Mediation Canada - 1986-1989

Chairperson of Planning Committee for CIAJ Conference on Discrimination in the Law and the Administration of Justice, Kananaskis, Alberta - October 1989

Presenter of paper on "Custody and Access" to Canadian Judicial Seminar, Ottawa, Ontario - August 1989

Chairperson of Legal Education Society of Alberta - Refresher course on Civil Litigation, Banff - May 1987

Member and Chairman of Senate of St. Stephen's College - 1976-1985

Councillor Canadian Bar Association, Alberta Branch - 1973-1975

Board Member Edmonton Family Court Conciliation Project - 1972-1975

Law Society Representative on Department of Education Curriculum Committee re: Law 20 - 1974

Executive of Alberta School Trustees Association - 1969-1971

Trustee Edmonton Public Schools - 1964-1971 and Chairman - 1968-1969

Member of Senate of University of Alberta - 1955-1956 and 1963-1973

Negotiator, Mediator and Arbitrator re: Collective bargaining for School Boards and Colleges

Board Member of Metropolitan Edmonton Education Television Association, two years

Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader, Elder and Board Member at Knox Metropolitan, St. Paul's and later at Ralph Connor Memorial United Churches

Panelist and participant, as lawyer, on various Family Law Committees

Member of the Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Judges Conference, The Vanier Institute of the Family, Legal Archives Society of Alberta and American Judges Association

Chair and panelist on various panels and committees related to Administration of Justice and Family law

Panelist and instructor at various seminars, conferences and Bar Mid-Winter Meetings in the area of Family Law

Honorary Member of the Rotary Club

Justice Bracco retired in Canmore, Alberta where he passed away on January 25, 2004 at the age of 78.