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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. Arellano v. Guldseth 3:20-cv-01633 · 2023-05-05 · civil
  2. Schweinsburg v. General Mills, Inc. 3:22-cv-00403 · 2023-05-01 · civil
  3. Linlor v. Conn 3:22-cv-01806 · 2023-04-28 · civil
  4. Nelson v. Sorrento Tower Apartments 3:21-cv-01554 · 2023-04-24 · civil
  5. Page v. Montgomery 3:22-cv-01664 · 2023-04-24 · civil
  6. Nelson v. Sorrento Tower Apartments 3:21-cv-01554 · 2023-04-24 · civil
  7. In Re: Barrett 3:22-cv-00078 · 2023-04-24 · civil
  8. Kelly v. Treasury Department IRS 3:23-cv-00693 · 2023-04-19 · civil
  9. Kelly v. Jingping 3:23-cv-00685 · 2023-04-18 · civil
  10. Roberts v. Sanchez 3:22-cv-01336 · 2023-04-14 · civil
  11. Lobbin v. Target Corporation 3:21-cv-01785 · 2023-04-10 · civil
  12. Roberts v. Sanchez 3:22-cv-01336 · 2023-03-23 · civil
  13. Ayala v. Armstead 3:23-cv-00497 · 2023-03-22 · civil
  14. Apodaca v. Weimer 3:21-cv-01402 · 2023-03-21 · civil
  15. Rodriguez Andrade v. Ford Motor Company 3:22-cv-00291 · 2023-03-20 · civil
  16. Starline Windows Inc. v. Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania 3:21-cv-00578 · 2023-03-17 · civil
  17. Testone v. Barleans Organic Oils, LLC 3:19-cv-00169 · 2023-03-06 · civil
  18. Pettersen v. Circle K Stores Inc. 3:21-cv-00237 · 2023-03-01 · civil
  19. Parker v. Manzano 3:22-cv-00001 · 2023-02-16 · civil
  20. Abiding Place Ministries v. Newsom 3:21-cv-00518 · 2023-02-14 · civil
  21. Wilson v. Santana 3:23-cv-00250 · 2023-02-14 · civil
  22. Abiding Place Ministries v. Newsom 3:21-cv-00518 · 2023-02-14 · civil
  23. Parker v. Wells Fargo Bank 3:22-cv-00819 · 2023-02-13 · civil
  24. Ruffin v. Dudek and Associates 3:22-cv-00191 · 2023-02-08 · civil
  25. The Eclipse Group LLP v. Target Corporation 3:15-cv-01411 · 2023-02-01 · civil