Katie O'Malley: Biography

In 1988 Judge Catherine Curran O’Malley (Katie) began her career in Law as a clerk in the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office. She attended Law school in the evenings at the University of Baltimore.

Work and school took up most of her days until 1990 when she married Martin O’Malley, who is currently the Mayor of Baltimore City. In 1991 she and Martin had their first child, Grace, while Katie was finishing up her last semester of law school.

After graduating from law school and passing the bar exam, her boss promoted her to a position as an Assistant State’s Attorney for Baltimore County. She remained a prosecutor for ten more years.

Before her appointment to her current position as an Associate Judge of the District Court of Baltimore City, Judge O’Malley served on many boards and committees. She served on the Executive Committee of the Women’s Bar, the House of Ruth, The Caroline Center, and the Baltimore Zoo. She is currently a member of the Baltimore City Bar Association.

Prosecuting cases from simple misdemeanors to complex homicides before the Judges and Juries of Baltimore County was her true passion. She handled many domestic violence cases and child sexual and physical abuse cases.

During her years as a prosecutor, Judge O’Malley and Mayor O’Malley had two more children, Tara and William.

After being appointed to the bench in 2001 Katie and Martin had their fourth child, Jack. The family resides in Northeast Baltimore City. They are members of the St. Francis of Assisi Parish.

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