Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer and Shawn Nelson, now a superior court judge, retaliated against a prosecutor, forcing her to retire from office, jury finds ...

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 ...

The jury found that both Spitzer and Shawn Nelson — Spitzer’s former second-in-command who is now an Orange County judge — participated in harassing conduct and that the County of Orange ...

The jury found that Nelson did not act with malice. The jury also found that the county failed to stop the harassment. Miller's attorneys argued for $330,000 in punitive damages from Spitzer.

A former Orange County Assistant District Attorney was awarded $3 million by a San Diego jury this week after they found that she was forced to retire as a result of harassment from District ...

Tracy Miller, the former district attorney supervisor, said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer and former Chief Assistant District Attorney Shawn Nelson essentially forced to leave her ...

Attorney Tracey Kennedy, who is representing the county, Spitzer and Nelson, told jurors during closing arguments that Miller was never written up, demoted or hit with a loss of pay or job duties ...

Darvish also said Spitzer and Nelson would refer to the women managers as `"babysitters'' for rookie prosecutors in the branch courts. "They say the women babysit and the men manage,'' Darvish said.

The jury found the county, Spitzer and former Chief Assistant Dist. Atty. Shawn Nelson liable for $3 million in damages, including $1.5 million for past emotional distress.

The county, Spitzer and Nelson are liable for the $3 million in damages. Miller was also awarded $25,000 in punitive damages, less than the more than $300,000 requested by her attorney.

The county, Spitzer and Nelson are liable for the $3 million in damages. Miller was also awarded $25,000 in punitive damages, less than the more than $300,000 requested by her attorney.