Nancy O'Malley for Alameda County District Attorney

My name is Nancy O'Malley and I am the District Attorney of Alameda County.

I have served as an Alameda County Prosecutor for 25 years, and have prosecuted thousands of felony matters ranging from child sexual assault to domestic violence to murder.

Prior to being appointed District Attorney, I was the first woman appointed to serve as the Chief Assistant. I have also served as the Head of the Sexual Assault Unit, as the Assistant Branch Leader and as the Head of the Felony Preliminary Hearing Unit ("The Bridge") at the Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland and on the Law and Motion team.

Over the course of my career, I have worked tirelessly on behalf of victims of crime. I am proud to be a nationally recognized expert on the advancement of victims’ rights and have successfully changed laws to expand the rights of victims. I led the creation of the Alameda County Family Justice Center (ACFJC), a one-stop shop for victims of family violence, sexual assault, elder abuse as well as child abuse and sexual, commercial exploitation of minors. The Center has become a national model for efficient, comprehensive and collaborative delivery of victims’ services. As part of this, I successfully built a strong coalition between diverse, multi-disciplined professionals and collaborated with this alliance to establish a common mission statement and the goal of protecting and serving victims.

I have managed the District Attorney’s Office through the most challenging budgetary times without negative impact to the community or to the DA staff. I value my role as a public servant and am proud of the work my office and I do in protecting and advocating for crime victims, all the while ensuring the rights of the accused through the fair and impartial administration of justice.

I am especially proud to be the first female District Attorney in the history of the Alameda County District Attorney's Office. Upon being appointed DA by the Board of Supervisors in 2009, I was honored to have a diverse and broad base of support throughout Alameda County, including the overwhelming support of the employees of the District Attorney’s Office, the Sheriff, Chiefs of Police, victims rights groups, civil leaders and legislators, as well as support of former Alameda County District Attorneys D. Lowell Jensen (1969-1981), Jack Meehan (1981-1994) and Thomas J. Orloff (1994-2009).

With your support, I look forward to serving the citizens of Alameda County as your District Attorney. I will uphold the tradition of excellence for which the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office is known, while making the office more accessible to the public and to the partners with whom we share the commitment to keep our communities safe and to hold wrongdoers accountable.

Image (left to right): D. Lowell Jensen, Nancy O'Malley, Tom Orloff and Jack Meehan. Reproduced with permission.