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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. Segura v. City of San Diego 3:22-cv-01029 · 2024-04-18 · civil
  2. San Diego Detox, LLC v. Detox Center of San Diego LLC 3:22-cv-01145 · 2024-04-18 · civil
  3. Ambert v. Stafford 3:22-cv-00996 · 2024-04-18 · civil
  4. Ambert v. Stafford 3:22-cv-00996 · 2024-04-18 · civil
  5. Brazee v. Imperial County Jail 3:24-cv-00651 · 2024-04-17 · civil
  6. The Estate of Omar Moreno Arroyo v. County of San Diego 3:21-cv-01956 · 2024-04-15 · civil
  7. Ambert v. Stafford 3:22-cv-00996 · 2024-04-15 · civil · other
  8. The Estate of Michael Wilson v. County of San Diego 3:20-cv-00457 · 2024-04-08 · civil
  9. Musgrove v. Curiel 3:23-cv-01613 · 2024-04-05 · civil
  10. Atlantic Wave Holdings, LLC v. Cyberlux Corporation 3:24-cv-00196 · 2024-04-04 · civil
  11. Al Badri v. Mayorkas 3:23-cv-01708 · 2024-04-04 · civil
  12. Guardia Piazza D'Oro, LLC v. Ellis-Sanders 3:24-cv-00407 · 2024-03-29 · civil
  13. In Re Trader Joe's Company Dark Chocolate Litigation 3:23-cv-00061 · 2024-03-27 · civil
  14. Quintana v. Costco Wholesale Corporation 3:24-cv-00329 · 2024-03-25 · civil
  15. Arellano v. Officer Hodge 3:14-cv-00590 · 2024-03-25 · civil
  16. Guardia Piazza D'Oro, LLC v. Ellis-Sanders 3:24-cv-00407 · 2024-03-06 · civil
  17. Parker v. Manzano 3:22-cv-00001 · 2024-03-04 · civil
  18. Durand v. Matuszewski 3:23-cv-00279 · 2024-02-21 · civil
  19. Tyler v. Delgado 3:23-cv-02110 · 2024-02-20 · civil
  20. Martinez v. University of San Diego 3:20-cv-01946 · 2024-02-07 · civil
  21. Roditi v. New River Investments Inc. 3:20-cv-01908 · 2024-01-25 · civil
  22. Saville v. San Antonio Regional Hospital 3:23-cv-02233 · 2024-01-23 · civil
  23. Pettersen v. Circle K Stores Inc. 3:21-cv-00237 · 2024-01-23 · civil
  24. Simon v. Superior Court of California 3:23-cv-00889 · 2024-01-18 · civil
  25. Talavera Hair Products, Inc. v. Taizhou Yunsung Electrical Appliance Co., LTD. 3:18-cv-00823 · 2024-01-08 · civil