Ruth Bermudez Montenegro

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Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
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Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Assumed office
August 15, 2018
Judge of the Imperial County Superior Court
In office
2015–2018
Appointed byJerry Brown
In office
2012–2013
Appointed byJerry Brown
Personal details
Born
Ruth Parra Bermudez

1967 (age 54–55)
Brawley, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
EducationImperial Valley College (AA) Clarion University of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (JD)

Ruth Bermudez Montenegro (born 1967)[2] 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.[3]

Career[]

Montenegro was previously an attorney at Horton, Knox, Carter & Foote, LLP in El Centro 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.[3]

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.[4] She served as the Imperial County Superior Court's Family Support Commissioner from 2013 to 2015.[3]

Federal judicial service[]

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.[5]

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.[3] President Biden nominated Montenegro to the seat vacated by Judge John A. Houston, who took senior status on February 6, 2018.[6] On December 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[7] On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[8] she was later renominated the same day.[9] On January 20, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.[10] On March 16, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 57–42 vote.[11] Her nomination is pending before the full United States Senate.

References[]

  1. ^ Montenegro Brown, Richard (November 5, 2021). "Valley Native Ruth Montenegro Gets Presidential Nod". The Holtville Tribune. El Centro, California.
  2. ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). Senate.gov. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "President Biden Names Ninth Round of Judicial Nominees". Whitehouse.gov (Press release). The White House. November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Governor Appoints Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to Imperial County Superior Court". California State Portal. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ruth Bermudez Montenegro". United States Courts. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". Whitehouse.gov (Press release). The White House. November 3, 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Nominations". Senate.gov. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "PN1503 - Nomination of Ruth Bermudez Montenegro for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". Congress.gov. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate". Whitehouse.gov (Press release). The White House. January 3, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  10. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022" (PDF). Senate.gov. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  11. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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