Sherry Scheel Matteucci, a former United States Attorney for the District of Montana
passed away on June 11, 2026. She was 79. Her career included major federal prosecutions, leadership within the state bar, and long-standing service to the legal profession.

Matteucci served as U.S. Attorney for the State of Montana from 1993 to 2001 after
being appointed during the Clinton administration. During her tenure she oversaw
several nationally watched matters involving federal law enforcement in Montana,
including the prosecution of members of the Montana Freemen and coordination related
to the Unabomber case after Theodore Kaczynski’s arrest in the state.

She graduated from the University of Montana School of Law in 1979 and went on to
practice with the Billings, Montana firm Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich,
where she became a partner before entering federal service. After stepping down as
U.S. Attorney in 2001, she began a private law firm concentrating on mediation and
conflict resolution.

Beyond her work as a federal prosecutor, Matteucci was known for breaking barriers in
Montana’s legal community. She became the first woman to serve as president of the
State Bar of Montana and later received major professional honors, including the State
Bar’s William J. Jameson Award, its highest honor.