Sally Moreno was born and raised here in the Central
Valley and graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High
School in 1985. During her undergraduate years at UC Santa Barbara, Sally was
involved in ROTC, and was commissioned an officer in the
Army Military Police Corps. A qualified airborne soldier, Sally served during Desert Storm and received the Joint
Service Commendation Medal. Sally returned to
her roots and moved back to the Valley
after Desert Storm and attended San Joaquin School of
Law. She began her career as a prosecutor in Merced in
1996.After taking time off to have children, Sally came to
the Madera County D.A.’s Office as an experienced
prosecutor in 2011. Once there, she immediately found
success and was promoted to supervisor and tasked to
handle homicides and other complex cases while
supervising the specialty units in the office. Sally was the
Supervising Deputy District Attorney in Madera when
she left to join the Fresno County District Attorney’s
Office in July of 2015. Sally first moved to the Madera Ranchos in the early
1990s and fell in love with the community. She is proud
to be raising her children here. She has four children, ages 24, 22, 17, and 15. Sally has dedicated her professional career to protecting
and serving her community. From being a police officer, to
Desert Storm Army veteran, to homicide prosecutor, Sally has
always been on the front line of making her community safer.
