Kurt G. Alme has been appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. He was sworn in by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris on March 17, 2025, and will serve on an interim basis for 120 days or until a Presidential nominee is confirmed by the Senate.
Alme brings over three decades of legal experience to this role. His previous tenure as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Montana from 2003 to 2010 involved focusing on financial investigations related to white-collar fraud, government program fraud, bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. He also served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney from 2006 to 2010 before moving on to become Executive Vice President and later President and General Counsel of the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation.
In September 2017, Alme was unanimously confirmed as Montana’s U.S. Attorney after being recommended by Senator Steve Daines and nominated by President Trump, holding this position until December 2020. Subsequently, he worked as State Budget Director for Governor Greg Gianforte and most recently held the position of Executive Vice President for Planned Giving with the National Christian Foundation.
A native of Great Falls, Alme graduated from Custer County District High School in Miles City and earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado summa cum laude followed by a law degree from Harvard Law School cum laude. After law school graduation, he clerked for Montana U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell, became a partner at what is now Crowley Fleck law firm, and served as Director of the Montana Department of Revenue under Governor Judy Martz.
“I am grateful to Attorney General Bondi for the opportunity to serve again as United States Attorney for Montana,” Alme stated. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office has an outstanding group of people who are giving their careers to make Montana safer and fairly represent the United States in legal matters.” He added that he looks forward to working with federal, tribal, state, and local law enforcement partners in addressing issues such as violent crime, methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking, and illegal immigration.
