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Ruth Bermudez Montenegro

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California

Ruth Bermudez Montenegro serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Mar 22, 2022 by a 55–41 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Confirmed
Mar 22, 2022
Senate vote
55–41
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1967

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of CaliforniaJoseph R. Biden · Mar 22, 2022

Education

  • Imperial Valley CollegeA.A., 1987
  • Clarion University of PennsylvaniaB.A., 1989
  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D., 1992

Career

Private practice, El Centro, California, 1993-2000; Deputy county counsel, Imperial County, California, 2000; Director of human resources and counsel, Imperial [California] Community College District, 2000-2002; Assistant superintendent, human resources/administrative servicesand counsel, El Centro [California] Elementary School District, 2002-2011; Assistant county counsel, Imperial County, California, 2011-2012; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Imperial, 2012-2013, 2015-2018; Family support commissioner, Superior Court of California, County of Imperial, 2013-2015

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