[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING DISTRICT ATTORNEY NANCY O'MALLEY

  (Mr. SWALWELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize District Attorney 
Nancy O'Malley who is retiring after serving as the chief law 
enforcement officer in Alameda County for 13 years.
  Nancy's career began as a rape crisis counselor volunteer where she 
witnessed firsthand the way in which victims of crime were disregarded 
or disrespected by the justice system. It inspired her to go into law 
enforcement and rise to the rank of chief assistant district attorney.
  She has now served the county for 37 years and has developed a 
national reputation for excellence as the county's first elected female 
district attorney.
  She also created the one-stop shop idea of a family justice center 
replicated across the country providing legal, health, housing, 
psychological, and other support services. She has also written and 
sponsored 60 bills that have become law in California helping people 
with disabilities access the courts, as well as making sure that 
victims of crime have their day in court, too.
  Nancy also founded the Human Exploitation and Trafficking Unit, or 
HEAT, which has led the Nation in response to human trafficking.
  Furthermore, I am fortunate for Nancy's guidance as my former boss, 
mentor, friend, and even officiant at my wedding. As Nancy's service to 
the office comes to an end next year, her work to serve justice will go 
on.
  I congratulate Nancy and wish her and her husband, John, a happy 
retirement.

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