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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

  1. Pacific Resources Associates LLC v. Suzy Cleaners 3:20-cv-00234 · 2023-11-16 · civil
  2. Ayala v. Armstead 3:23-cv-00497 · 2023-11-08 · civil
  3. Wilson v. Santana 3:23-cv-00250 · 2023-11-07 · civil
  4. Thompson v. Rodriguez 3:23-cv-00515 · 2023-11-07 · civil
  5. Arellano v. Jones 3:20-cv-00228 · 2023-11-06 · civil
  6. Anderberg v. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. 3:21-cv-01794 · 2023-11-06 · civil
  7. Nikbakht v. LMKBK Logistics, LLC 3:23-cv-01336 · 2023-10-31 · civil
  8. Jackson v. RJ Donovan 3:23-cv-01826 · 2023-10-12 · civil
  9. Kevorkian v. Safeco Insurance Company of America 3:23-cv-00229 · 2023-10-10 · civil
  10. Sundberg v. Wallace 3:23-cv-01155 · 2023-10-03 · civil
  11. Linlor v. Conn 3:22-cv-01806 · 2023-10-03 · civil
  12. Assadian v. Oudkirk 3:22-cv-00921 · 2023-09-25 · civil · other
  13. Arellano v. Jones 3:20-cv-00228 · 2023-09-21 · civil
  14. Butler v. County of San Diego 3:23-cv-01402 · 2023-09-14 · civil
  15. Wilson v. Santana 3:23-cv-00250 · 2023-09-14 · civil
  16. Langer v. Roya Nikzad PHD Allergy & Acupuntcure 3:22-cv-02050 · 2023-09-12 · civil
  17. Curry v. Newsom 3:23-cv-01148 · 2023-09-01 · civil
  18. May v. Kijakazi 3:23-cv-01138 · 2023-08-30 · civil
  19. Settrini v. City of San Diego 3:20-cv-02273 · 2023-08-25 · civil
  20. Wilson v. Santana 3:23-cv-00250 · 2023-08-25 · civil
  21. Settrini v. City of San Diego 3:20-cv-02273 · 2023-08-25 · civil
  22. Settrini v. City of San Diego 3:20-cv-02273 · 2023-08-25 · civil
  23. Settrini v. City of San Diego 3:20-cv-02273 · 2023-08-25 · civil
  24. Strike 3 Holdings, LLC v. Doe 3:23-cv-01375 · 2023-08-16 · civil
  25. Nifty Quarter, Inc. v. Freshly Folded Laundry LLC 3:22-cv-01080 · 2023-08-15 · civil