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Montenegro, Ruth Bermudez
Born 1967 in Brawley, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2022, to a seat vacated by John A. Houston. Confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2022, and received commission on March 30, 2022.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2018-2022
Education:
Imperial Valley College, A.A., 1987
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1989
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1992
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on January 3, 2022, to a seat vacated by John A. Houston. Confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2022, and received commission on March 30, 2022.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2018-2022
Education:
Imperial Valley College, A.A., 1987
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1989
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1992
Professional 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 services and 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
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, November 3, 2021; no Senate vote