Katie O'Malley

Catherine Curran O'Malley (born August 18, 1962) is an American jurist who served as a Baltimore City District Court judge. She is married to Martin O'Malley, a former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore, and a 2016 presidential candidate. She was an unsuccessful candidate for Maryland Attorney General in the 2022 election. Early life and education O'Malley is the daughter of Barbara Marie (née Atkins) and former Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. A native of Baltimore, she attended Notre Dame Preparatory School. O'Malley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Towson University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law. Career Upon graduation from law school in 1991, O'Malley accepted a job as an assistant state's attorney in Baltimore County, serving in that office until her appointment as a judge. In the state's attorney's office, she prosecuted homicides and other violent felonies before serving as the chief of the white collar/economic crimes unit from 1999 to 2001. On August 16, 2001, then-Governor Parris Glendening appointed her to a 10-year term, expiring in 2011, as an Associate Judge for the First District Court of Maryland, encompassing the city of Baltimore. She was re-appointed to additional 10-year terms in both 2011 and in 2021. O'Malley became First Lady of Maryland in January 2007 when her husband took office as governor. As a judge, she was prohibited by the judicial code of conduct from joining her husband in partisan campaign events. Martin O'Malley's governorship ended in January 2015.