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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. Freeman v. Deburg 3:23-cv-02371 · 2024-01-08 · civil
  2. Collins v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 3:23-cv-01368 · 2024-01-04 · civil
  3. Roditi v. New River Investments Inc. 3:20-cv-01908 · 2023-12-27 · civil
  4. Gopher Media LLC v. Melone 3:21-cv-01909 · 2023-12-19 · civil
  5. Valli v. Mayorkas 3:21-cv-01390 · 2023-12-15 · civil
  6. The Estate of Michael Wilson v. County of San Diego 3:20-cv-00457 · 2023-12-01 · civil
  7. The Estate of Michael Wilson v. County of San Diego 3:20-cv-00457 · 2023-12-01 · civil
  8. Ashford v. Mattar 3:23-cv-00340 · 2023-11-24 · civil
  9. Pacific Resources Associates LLC v. Suzy Cleaners 3:20-cv-00234 · 2023-11-16 · civil
  10. Pacific Resources Associates LLC v. Suzy Cleaners 3:20-cv-00234 · 2023-11-16 · civil
  11. Ayala v. Armstead 3:23-cv-00497 · 2023-11-08 · civil
  12. Wilson v. Santana 3:23-cv-00250 · 2023-11-07 · civil
  13. Thompson v. Rodriguez 3:23-cv-00515 · 2023-11-07 · civil
  14. Arellano v. Jones 3:20-cv-00228 · 2023-11-06 · civil
  15. Anderberg v. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. 3:21-cv-01794 · 2023-11-06 · civil
  16. Nikbakht v. LMKBK Logistics, LLC 3:23-cv-01336 · 2023-10-31 · civil
  17. Jackson v. RJ Donovan 3:23-cv-01826 · 2023-10-12 · civil
  18. Kevorkian v. Safeco Insurance Company of America 3:23-cv-00229 · 2023-10-10 · civil
  19. Sundberg v. Wallace 3:23-cv-01155 · 2023-10-03 · civil
  20. Linlor v. Conn 3:22-cv-01806 · 2023-10-03 · civil
  21. Assadian v. Oudkirk 3:22-cv-00921 · 2023-09-25 · civil · other
  22. Arellano v. Jones 3:20-cv-00228 · 2023-09-21 · civil
  23. Butler v. County of San Diego 3:23-cv-01402 · 2023-09-14 · civil
  24. Wilson v. Santana 3:23-cv-00250 · 2023-09-14 · civil
  25. Langer v. Roya Nikzad PHD Allergy & Acupuntcure 3:22-cv-02050 · 2023-09-12 · civil