Ruth Bermudez Montenegro

Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 15, 2018
Judge of the Imperial County Superior Court
	In office; 2015–2018
Appointed by	Jerry Brown
	In office; 2012–2013
Appointed by	Jerry Brown
Personal details
Born	Ruth Parra Bermudez; 1967 (age 53–54); Brawley, California, U.S.
Education	Imperial Valley College (AA) Clarion University of Pennsylvania (BA); University of California, Los Angeles (JD)

Ruth Bermudez Montenegro (born 1967)[1] is an American lawyer and judge who has served as a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California since 2018 and is a nominee to serve as a United States District Judge of the same court.

Education

Montenegro received her Associate of Arts, with honors, from Imperial Valley College in 1987, her Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and her Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law.[2]

Career

Montenegro was previously an attorney at Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote, LLP from 1993 to 2000. She then served as assistant superintendent for human resources and administrative services for the El Centro Elementary School District in Imperial County from 2002 to 2011 and served as director of human resources for the Imperial Community College District from 2000 to 2002. She was assistant county counsel for Imperial County from 2011 to 2012 and also served as a deputy county counsel IV in 2000.[2]

Judicial career

From 2012 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2018, Montenegro served as a judge on the Imperial County Superior Court in California.[3] She served as the Imperial County Superior Court’s Family Support Commissioner from 2013 to 2015.[2]

United States magistrate judge tenure

She was appointed as a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on August 15, 2018.[4]

Nomination to district court

On November 3, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Montenegro to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.[2] President Biden nominated Montenegro to the seat vacated by Judge John A. Houston, who took senior status on February 6, 2018.[5] Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References

"Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
"President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Governor Appoints Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to Imperial County Superior Court". www.ca.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
"Ruth Bermudez Montenegro". United States Courts. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
"Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[Questionnaire-1] "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[WHBio-2] "President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[CA-3] "Governor Appoints Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to Imperial County Superior Court". www.ca.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-03.

[4] "Ruth Bermudez Montenegro". United States Courts. Retrieved 2021-11-03.

[November3-5] "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. November 3, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.