US EditionJury Rules that Former OC Prosecutor Was Forced to Retire Due to Harassment
- On June 6, 2025, a jury in San Diego County determined that former Orange County prosecutor Tracy Miller was compelled to retire as a result of harassment by District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson.
- The case followed Miller's allegations that she faced a hostile work environment with gender-based slurs and retaliation after she tried to protect junior prosecutors from sexual harassment.
- After a two-week trial focusing on harassment, retaliation, and the county’s inadequate response to misconduct in the DA’s office, the jury spent over a day discussing the case before reaching a verdict.
- The jury granted Miller $3 million for economic losses and concluded that Nelson did not act with malice, while reserving judgment on the possibility of imposing punitive damages on Spitzer.
- The ruling affirms that harassment forced Miller's retirement after 25 years and that the county failed to prevent hostile conduct by its top prosecutors.
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Jury awards California prosecutor $3 million after she says she was forced out of her position
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) -- A jury in California on Thursday awarded more than $3 million in damages to a former Orange County prosecutor who alleged the county's district attorney targeted her and forced her out of her position after she tried to protect women in the office from retaliation for accusing a supervisor of sexual harassment.
Jury determines O.C. Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer and assistant harassed a prosecutor
Tracy Miller, formerly a top prosecutor for Orange County, complained in her lawsuit that Spitzer and his assistant, Shawn Nelson, forced her to retire by creating a hostile work environment. A jury agreed.
San Diego jury finds against OC district attorney and his top assistant in harassment lawsuit
A jury in San Diego County on Thursday found that a former high-ranking Orange County prosecutor was forced to retire due to harassment from District Attorney Todd Spitzer and his top assistant, Shawn Nelson, who is now a Superior Court judge. Tracy Miller sued Orange County, Spitzer and Nelson in a whistleblower retaliation and harassment lawsuit after she retired following 25 years in the office. The jury awarded Miller $3 million in economic …
Jury rules that former OC prosecutor was forced to retire due to harassment
The San Diego County Superior Court in downtown San Diego. (File photo by Chris Stone) A jury in San Diego County Thursday found that a former high-ranking Orange County prosecutor was forced to retire due to harassment from District Attorney Todd Spitzer and his top assistant, Shawn Nelson, who is now a Superior Court judge. Tracy Miller sued Orange County, Spitzer and Nelson in a whistleblower retaliation and harassment lawsuit after she retir…
San Diego Jury Finds OC Attorneys Spitzer, Nelson Guilty of Harassment
A jury in San Diego County Thursday found that a former high-ranking Orange County prosecutor was forced to retire due to harassment from District Attorney Todd Spitzer and his top assistant, Shawn Nelson, who is now a Superior Court judge. Tracy Miller sued Orange County, Spitzer and Nelson in a whistleblower retaliation and harassment lawsuit after she retired following 25 years in the office. The jury awarded Miller $3 million in economic dam…
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