Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Born 1967.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Senate vote
- 55 to 41
- Confirmed
- Mar 22, 2022
- Commissioned
- Mar 30, 2022
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2018-2022
Education
- A.A., Imperial Valley College, 1987
- B.A., Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 1989
- J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, November 3, 2021; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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