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Ruth Bermudez Montenegro

Judge · Superior Court of Imperial County · 2014–2026

Judge, District Court, S.D. California 2022– · , District Court, S.D. California 2018–2022 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Imperial 2015–2018 · Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Imperial 2012–2013

C+
67% — 8 of 12 rulings upheld, per qwen3.8-27b; in the top 45% of 312 graded judges

On the assumption that the model is right — qwen3.8-27b reads the court's own disposition right 70% of the time, graded on a curve: A is the top fifth of the judges graded under this model, F the bottom fifth; ++ / + / − / −− within the band. How the grade is made.

21cases reviewed on appeal
590opinions authored
590panels sat on (not as author)
15%reversed, in whole or part, of 20 merits decisions

Outcomes on appeal

affirmed 15 reversed 2 modified 2 reversed in part 1

The Ninth Circuit's later rulings on their dockets

affirmed 11 reversed in part 1 reversed 1 dismissed 1

Each Ninth Circuit opinion that names a docket this judge wrote an order on, by its outcome; the ruling it reviewed is not always the order in the record. The order's page links the opinion.

Areas

civil 10 criminal 6 delinquency 5

By year: 2026 6 · 2025 6 · 2024 4 · 2016 3 · 2015 1 · 2014 1 ·

Analysis

10reviewed cases analysed
32rulings read
0rulings where the model disagrees with the court
0cases with a verified missed authority
0appellate opinions called questionable

Counts of a model's readings across this judge's reviewed cases, each shown on its case page beside the court's disposition. Not a finding about the judge.

Cases authored (every role)

  1. Pacific Resources Associates LLC v. Suzy Cleaners 3:20-cv-00234 · 2025-04-21 · civil
  2. Kakowski v. Macomber 3:25-cv-00282 · 2025-04-08 · civil
  3. Erskine v. Frager 3:24-cv-01215 · 2025-04-07 · civil
  4. In Re Trader Joe's Company Dark Chocolate Litigation 3:23-cv-00061 · 2025-03-27 · civil
  5. Borrego Community Health Foundation v. Hebets 3:22-cv-01056 · 2025-03-27 · civil
  6. Borrego Community Health Foundation v. Hebets 3:22-cv-01056 · 2025-03-27 · civil
  7. Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC v. Cyberlux Corporation 3:24-cv-00482 · 2025-03-26 · civil
  8. Pacuan v. Campbell 3:23-cv-01844 · 2025-03-24 · civil · other
  9. Borrego Community Health Foundation v. Hebets 3:22-cv-01056 · 2025-02-20 · civil
  10. Roditi v. New River Investments Inc. 3:20-cv-01908 · 2025-02-20 · civil
  11. Hines v. Apple 3:23-cv-02180 · 2025-02-18 · civil
  12. Black v. City of San Diego 3:21-cv-01990 · 2025-02-13 · civil
  13. Kassab v. UC San Diego Health 3:25-cv-00023 · 2025-01-29 · civil
  14. Mora v. Black Horse Capital Inc. 3:25-cv-00017 · 2025-01-21 · civil
  15. Taylor v. Starbucks Corporation 3:24-cv-01511 · 2025-01-10 · civil
  16. Qassimy Ar v. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Diego Field Office 3:24-cv-02109 · 2025-01-07 · civil
  17. Martinez v. Nienow 3:23-cv-02338 · 2024-12-20 · civil
  18. Lang v. United States 3:23-cv-02260 · 2024-12-17 · civil
  19. Rodriguez v. Ford Motor Company 3:23-cv-00598 · 2024-12-03 · civil
  20. Qassimy Ar v. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Diego Field Office 3:24-cv-02109 · 2024-11-27 · civil
  21. Liu v. Barrelet 3:23-cv-02186 · 2024-11-22 · civil
  22. Pacific Resources Associates LLC v. Suzy Cleaners 3:20-cv-00234 · 2024-11-12 · civil
  23. Bolgner-Linna v. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC 3:24-cv-00539 · 2024-11-07 · civil
  24. Martinez v. University of San Diego 3:20-cv-01946 · 2024-11-07 · civil
  25. Pacific Resources Associates LLC v. Suzy Cleaners 3:20-cv-00234 · 2024-11-07 · civil