Katie O'Malley: Biography

Katie O'Malley, First Lady of Maryland, has a long history of public service. 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 Governor of Maryland. In 1991, she and the Governor 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, she was promoted to Assistant State’s Attorney for Baltimore County. She remained a prosecutor for ten more years.

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.

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, the Baltimore Zoo, and on the board of Notre Dame Prep. She is currently a member of the Baltimore City Bar Association.

During her years as a prosecutor, Judge O’Malley and Governor O’Malley had two more children, Tara and William and after being appointed to the bench in 2001 they had their fourth child, Jack.

The family lives in Government House, home to Maryland Governors and their families since 1870.