[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E372]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          RECOGNIZING RICHARD ``DICK'' MOORE ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. ERIC SWALWELL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 23, 2016

  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Richard 
``Dick'' Moore on the occasion of his retirement after 31 years of 
dedicated service with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office.
  Dick was born in Dearborn, Michigan and graduated from Michigan State 
University in 1977, which was the same year he married his high school 
sweetheart and future lawyer, Kathy.
  After studying law at Stetson University College, he passed the bar 
in 1980 and began his career as a prosecutor in Naples, Florida. He 
successfully tried over 50 felony jury trials during his time working 
there as an Assistant State Attorney.
  In 1985, Dick interviewed with future Associate Justice of the 
California Supreme Court Carol Corrigan and was appointed as a Deputy 
District Attorney for Alameda County.
  Dick began with the Alameda County District Attorney's office, first 
rotating through the Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda, and Fremont branches 
before being assigned to the felony trial team at the Rene C. Davidson 
Courthouse in January 1988.
  During the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, Dick began building 
his legacy by successfully prosecuting serious felony cases against 
some of Alameda County's most violent offenders in multiple high-
profile cases.
  Based on his accomplishments, in 2000 Alameda County District 
Attorney Thomas J. Orloff appointed Dick as the Felony Trial Team 
Leader. For the past 16 years Dick has overseen all felony prosecutions 
and supervised all felony trial deputies.
  Under the direction of both then-District Attorney Orloff and current 
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, Dick mentored and 
trained countless Deputy District Attorneys on the importance of being 
an ethical prosecutor. In fact, Dick even trained both California 
Attorney General Kamala Harris and I during our time as prosecutors for 
the office.
  Dick has earned the respect of judges, defense attorneys, law 
enforcement, and victims of crime for his sense of justice and 
fairness. I want to congratulate him on his long and distinguished 
career and to wish him health and happiness in retirement.

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