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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. Nelson v. Sorrento Tower Apartments 3:21-cv-01554 · 2022-11-07 · civil
  2. Beeman v. City of San Diego 3:21-cv-00457 · 2022-10-31 · civil
  3. Vent v. Fletcher 3:22-cv-01651 · 2022-10-28 · civil
  4. In Re: James Gregory Barrett 3:22-cv-00222 · 2022-10-25 · civil
  5. Barrett v. Salton Sea Estates III, LLC 3:22-cv-00221 · 2022-10-25 · civil
  6. Lindland v. TuSimple, Inc. 3:21-cv-00417 · 2022-10-24 · civil
  7. Lindland v. TuSimple, Inc. 3:21-cv-00417 · 2022-10-20 · civil
  8. Jajati v. United States Customs and Border Protection 3:22-cv-00175 · 2022-10-14 · civil
  9. Roditi v. New River Investments Inc. 3:20-cv-01908 · 2022-10-13 · civil
  10. Roditi v. New River Investments Inc. 3:20-cv-01908 · 2022-10-13 · civil
  11. Roditi v. New River Investments Inc. 3:20-cv-01908 · 2022-10-13 · civil
  12. Settrini v. City of San Diego 3:20-cv-02273 · 2022-10-11 · civil
  13. Fate Therapeutics, Inc. v. Shoreline Biosciences, Inc. 3:22-cv-00676 · 2022-10-07 · civil
  14. Iceberg Associates LLP v. Dynamic Data Technologies, LLC 3:22-cv-01084 · 2022-10-07 · civil
  15. Cleveland v. The Behemoth 3:19-cv-00672 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  16. Cleveland v. The Behemoth 3:19-cv-00672 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  17. Cleveland v. The Behemoth 3:19-cv-00672 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  18. Cleveland v. The Behemoth 3:19-cv-00672 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  19. Cleveland v. The Behemoth 3:19-cv-00672 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  20. Youssef v. Youssef 3:22-cv-01260 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  21. Cleveland v. The Behemoth 3:19-cv-00672 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  22. Cleveland v. The Behemoth 3:19-cv-00672 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  23. Cleveland v. The Behemoth 3:19-cv-00672 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  24. Roberts v. Sanchez 3:22-cv-01336 · 2022-10-06 · civil
  25. Lindland v. TuSimple, Inc. 3:21-cv-00417 · 2022-10-05 · civil