Nancy O'Malley, Alameda County District Attorney

Title: Nancy O'Malley, Alameda County District Attorney Category: Criminal Clicks: 9 Listing added: Jan 8, 2011 PageRank: 0/10

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors appointed Nancy E. O’Malley as District Attorney of Alameda County on September 18, 2009. She was sworn in as the County's first female elected District Attorney on January 3, 2011.

Ms. O’Malley has been an attorney in the District Attorney’s office since 1984, and has held the position of Chief Assistant District Attorney since 1999. During her career in the office, Ms. O’Malley has served in many supervisory roles. She was the head of the Sexual Assault Unit, the leader of a Felony Trial Team as well as the Felony Preliminary Hearing Unit, the assistant team leader of the Law and Motion Department, and an Assistant Branch Head of the DA’s Office at the Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.

Ms. O’Malley has also prosecuted hundreds of felony matters ranging from child sexual assault to domestic violence and murder. In her most recent jury trial, she obtained convictions against Jared Adams, who was charged with multiple felonies stemming from a crime spree that included attempted murder, robbery of a gas station and carjacking. During the robbery of the gas station, he shot and paralyzed a 10-year-old Oakland boy who was taking a piano lesson in a neighboring music school. After the trial, Ms. O’Malley secured a 70-year prison sentence for Adams.