Daines: Senate Confirms Alme for Montana's U.S. Attorney

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U.S. Senator Steve Daines today released the following statement after the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Billings's attorney Kurt Alme to be the next U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana.

"Kurt Alme is the right man for the job and I'm thrilled to see bipartisan support for this well-qualified public servant,"Daines stated. "I look forward to working with Kurt on behalf of Montanans."

Congress organized the District of Montana as one judicial district in 1889. It is the largest geographical federal court district in the continental United States. The President of the United States nominates U.S. Attorneys based on the Senator's recommendation. Nominees must then be confirmed by the full U.S. Senate. The United States Attorney is the chief federal law enforcement officer in their district and is also involved in civil litigation where the United States is a party.

On September 7, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary favorably reported out Alme's nomination. The nomination now awaits action on the U.S. Senate floor.

About Kurt Alme:

Alme is a Great Falls native and graduated high school from Custer County District High School in Miles City. Alme graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado with his bachelors in business, cum laude from Harvard Law School and is a Harry S. Truman Scholar.

Alme previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and then First Assistant in the U.S. Attorney's Office where he prosecuted cases in district court and argued them before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally he served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell. Alme served as Director of the Montana Department of Revenue where he oversaw all of its major civil litigation. Alme joined Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation in 2010 and in 2013, assumed the role as President and General Counsel. Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation supports the treatment of Montana youth suffering from mental health issues and substance abuse.

He has also has served as a volunteer with St. Vincent Healthcare Board of Directors; Attorney General's Intelligence Advisory Board; Billings Gazette Editorial Board; University of Montana Law School Tax Institute Advisory Committee; St. John's Lutheran Ministries Board; MSU-Billings Law and Justice Advisory Committee; and the Mental Health Association.

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