Jurors to Begin Deliberating in Lawsuit Against Spitzer, County

Orange County DA retaliated against top female prosecutor in office, civil jury finds

The jury found OC Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer acted with "malice" against Tracy Miller, who was at one point the highest-ranking woman in the prosecutor's office.

Jurors to Begin Deliberating in Lawsuit Against Spitzer, County

An attorney for a retired high-ranking Orange County prosecutor argued for a $4.5 million judgment in her whistleblower retaliation and harassment lawsuit against the county and District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Orange County Superior Court Judge Shawn Nelson while an attorney for the county denied any wrongdoing. Retired prosecutor Tracy Miller, a 25-year veteran of the office, including three years as a senior assistant district attorney when…

Ex-top prosecutor who accuses OC DA Todd Spitzer of retaliation deserves more than $4 million, attorney tells jurors

A former high-level female prosecutor deserves more than $4 million in damages for allegedly being forced out by Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer over her efforts to protect lower-level colleagues who had suffered sexual harassment by another DA supervisor, an attorney for the woman told jurors on Tuesday, June 3 at the close of a high-profile civil trial. A San Diego Superior Court jury late Tuesday began deliberating over whether T…