Tracy Hughes

Biography

Tracy Hughes is a Deputy District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.  Since joining the office in 1995, she has prosecuted a variety of cases from misdemeanor DUI’s to serious felonies including domestic violence, kidnapping, sexual assault and attempted murder.  Ms. Hughes is currently assigned to the Consumer Protection Unit, where she specializes in civil prosecutions involving consumer products and services.  In her current role, Ms. Hughes settled the two largest violation of injunction cases in Orange County history.  She is the coordinator of the California Food, Drug and Medical Device Task Force, a team of ten prosecuting agencies in California that focus on false and misleading labeling and health and safety issues related to the marketing and sale of ingestible products and medical devices in California.  The FDMD task force recently settled the largest food safety prosecution in California history against Sysco International, Inc., for nearly $20 million.
Ms. Hughes has a BA in International Relations and a MA in International Policy Studies from Stanford University, and a JD from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.  Prior to attending law school Ms. Hughes worked as an international benefits consultant for Hewitt Associates.

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