| Sherry Scheel Matteucci | |
| Office: | United States Attorney for the District of Montana |
| President: | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| Term Start: | November 20, 1993 |
| Term End: | April 20, 2001 |
| Predecessor: | Doris Swords Poppler |
| Successor: | William W. Mercer |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Big Timber, Montana |
| Party: | Democratic |
Sherry Scheel Matteucci (born August 17, 1947) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Montana from 1993 to 2001.[1] [2]
Matteucci was born in Big Timber, Montana, moving to Bozeman, Montana prior to high school. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Eastern Washington State University. She graduated the University of Montana Law School in 1979.
Matteucci became an associate at the Billings law firm Crowley, Haughey, Hanson, Toole & Dietrich in 1979, then served as a partner from 1985 to 1993.[3] She was the first woman president of the State Bar Association of Montana.[4]
She was appointed as United States Attorney for the District of Montana in November 1993.[5] Most notably, the Montana Freeman were prosecuted by the US Attorney's office during her tenure.[6] During the Freeman standoff, the Unabomber was arrested in Montana. The US Attorney's office in Montana coordinated with California during his prosecution.[7] After stepping down in 2001 she began a private law firm. Her law firm concentrates on mediation and conflict resolution. She also consults for Indian Tribes and organizations, particularly the Crow Tribe.
Matteucci was appointed to the Governor's Council on Homelessness, serving from 2004 to 2006.[8]