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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. Stevenson v. Beard 3:16-cv-03079 · 2020-12-07 · civil
  2. Arellano v. Jones 3:20-cv-00228 · 2020-12-02 · civil
  3. Grizzle v. San Diego, County of 3:17-cv-00813 · 2020-12-02 · civil
  4. Williams v. Navarro 3:18-cv-01318-DMS-BGS · 2020-11-19 · civil
  5. Vinck v. Berryhill 3:19-cv-00715-W-LR · 2020-11-12 · civil
  6. Botts v. Sheppard 3:19-cv-01387 · 2020-11-10 · civil
  7. Stevenson v. Beard 3:16-cv-03079 · 2020-11-03 · civil
  8. Gonzales v. Garcia 3:19-cv-00660 · 2020-10-21 · civil
  9. Kaszuba v. Kilolo Kijakazi 3:20-cv-00515 · 2020-10-16 · civil
  10. Domingo v. Saul 3:19-cv-01522-RBM · 2020-09-28 · civil
  11. Ainab v. Kijakazi 3:20-cv-01780 · 2020-09-25 · civil
  12. Cazares v. City of El Centro 3:20-cv-01571 · 2020-09-24 · civil
  13. Gonzales v. Garcia 3:19-cv-00660 · 2020-09-23 · civil
  14. Charder v. Saul 3:20-cv-01681 · 2020-09-21 · civil
  15. Lenore Skinner v. Kijakazi 3:20-cv-01134 · 2020-09-18 · civil
  16. Garner v. Saul 3:20-cv-01593 · 2020-09-17 · civil
  17. Kirker v. Saul 3:20-cv-00673 · 2020-09-16 · civil
  18. Willoughby v. Saul 3:20-cv-00608 · 2020-09-16 · civil
  19. To v. Saul 3:19-cv-01541 · 2020-09-14 · civil
  20. Kirker v. Saul 3:20-cv-00673 · 2020-09-11 · civil
  21. Cole v. Kijakazi 3:20-cv-00463 · 2020-09-02 · civil
  22. Botts v. Sheppard 3:19-cv-01387 · 2020-08-25 · civil
  23. Goetz v. SS Disability 3:19-cv-01603 · 2020-08-19 · civil
  24. Grizzle v. San Diego, County of 3:17-cv-00813 · 2020-07-10 · civil
  25. Williams v. Navarro 3:18-cv-01318-DMS-BGS · 2020-06-18 · civil