Kurt Alme
Kurt Alme | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Montana | |
| Assumed office March 17, 2025 (Interim) | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jesse Laslovich |
| In office September 21, 2017 – December 2, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Michael W. Cotter |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Laslovich |
| Director of the Montana Governor's Office of Budget and Program Planning | |
| In office January 2021 – October 1, 2021 | |
| Governor | Greg Gianforte |
| Succeeded by | Ryan Osmundson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder (BS) Harvard University (JD) |
Kurt G. Alme is an American attorney who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Montana since being appointed in March 2025. He previously served at the U.S. attorney from 2017 to 2020 during the first Trump administration.[1] After stepping down as U.S. attorney after the November presidential election in December 2020, Alme became the budget director in the administration of Montana's Governor-elect Greg Gianforte.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Alme was born in Great Falls, Montana.[3] After graduating from Custer County District High School in Miles City, Montana, he earned a Bachelor of Science academic degree in business from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Juris Doctor from the Harvard Law School of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[4]
Career
[edit]Alme served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Charles C. Lovell of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. He was a partner with the law firm of Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich, PLLP. From 2003 to 2010, Alme served in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana, and was the first assistant United States attorney from 2006 to 2010. He also served as director of the Montana Department of Revenue.[5]
On March 17, 2025, he was sworn in to serve as interim U.S. attorney for the District of Montana.[6]
Alme has served as president and general counsel of the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Kato, Dillon (September 14, 2017). "Kurt Alme confirmed as next U.S. Attorney for Montana". The Missoulian. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ Drake, Phil (November 23, 2020). "U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme resigns, named budget director for Gianforte". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Gazette opinion: Alme great choice for U.S. attorney". Billings Gazette. September 19, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Former United States Attorney Kurt Alme". www.justice.gov. January 12, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Second Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". whitehouse.gov. June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017 – via National Archives.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Kurt Alme to serve as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana" (Press release). U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana. March 17, 2025. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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