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'''Ruth Bermudez Montenegro''' (born 1967)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Montenegro%20SJQ%20Public%20Final.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|website=[[Senate.gov]]|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> 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 federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the same court.
'''Ruth Bermudez Montenegro''' (née '''Ruth Parra Bermudez''', born 1967)<ref name="Questionnaire">{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Montenegro%20SJQ%20Public%20Final.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|website=[[Senate.gov]]|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=December 14, 2021}}</ref> is an American lawyer who has served as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]] since 2022. She served as a [[United States magistrate judge]] of the same court from 2018 to 2022.


== Education ==
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== Career ==
== 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, California|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.<ref name="WHBio" />
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, California|Imperial County]] from 2002 to 2011 and served as Director of Human Resources for [[Imperial Valley College]] 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.<ref name="WHBio" />


=== Judicial career ===
== Judicial career ==

=== State judicial service ===


From 2012 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2018, Montenegro served as a judge on the [[Imperial County Superior Court]] in California.<ref name="CA">{{Cite web |title=Governor Appoints Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to Imperial County Superior Court |url=https://www.ca.gov/archive/gov39/2012/02/29/news17432/index.html |access-date=November 3, 2021 |website=California State Portal}}</ref> She served as the Imperial County Superior Court's Family Support Commissioner from 2013 to 2015.<ref name="WHBio" />
From 2012 to 2013 and again from 2015 to 2018, Montenegro served as a judge on the [[Imperial County Superior Court]] in California.<ref name="CA">{{Cite web |title=Governor Appoints Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to Imperial County Superior Court |url=https://www.ca.gov/archive/gov39/2012/02/29/news17432/index.html |access-date=November 3, 2021 |website=California State Portal}}</ref> She served as the Imperial County Superior Court's Family Support Commissioner from 2013 to 2015.<ref name="WHBio" />


=== Federal judicial service ===
=== Federal judicial service ===
==== United States Magistrate Judge tenure ====
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruth Bermudez Montenegro |url=https://www.uscourts.gov/judicial-milestones/ruth-bermudez-montenegro |access-date=November 3, 2021 |website=United States Courts |language=en}}</ref>


==== Nomination to district court ====
==== United States magistrate judge tenure ====
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ruth Bermudez Montenegro |url=https://www.uscourts.gov/judicial-milestones/ruth-bermudez-montenegro |access-date=November 3, 2021 |website=United States Courts |language=en}}</ref> Her service as a magistrate terminated on March 30, 2022 when she was commissioned as a district judge.<ref name="fjc">{{FJC Bio|nid=11690371}}</ref>


==== District court service ====
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On November 3, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Montenegro to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]].<ref name="WHBio" /> President Biden nominated Montenegro to the seat vacated by Judge [[John A. Houston]], who took [[senior status]] on February 6, 2018.<ref name="November3">{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=November 3, 2021 |website=[[Whitehouse.gov]] |publisher=The White House |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-43/}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On December 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations |date=December 8, 2021 |website=[[Senate.gov]] |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/12/08/2021/nominations}}</ref> On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2022 |title=PN1503 - Nomination of Ruth Bermudez Montenegro for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1503 |access-date=January 4, 2022 |website=[[Congress.gov]]}}</ref> she was later renominated the same day.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 3, 2022 |website=[[Whitehouse.gov]] |publisher=The White House |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-53/}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On January 20, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%201.20.222.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022|website=[[Senate.gov]]|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> Her nomination is pending before the full [[United States Senate]]. On March 14, 2022, Majority Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] filed cloture motion to limit debate on her nomination. No date has been announced yet.

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On November 3, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Montenegro to serve as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of California]].<ref name="WHBio" /> President Biden nominated Montenegro to the seat vacated by Judge [[John A. Houston]], who assumed [[senior status]] on February 6, 2018.<ref name="November3">{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=November 3, 2021 |website=[[Whitehouse.gov]] |publisher=The White House |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-43/}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On December 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|Senate Judiciary Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations |date=December 8, 2021 |website=[[Senate.gov]] |publisher=[[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/12/08/2021/nominations}}</ref> On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President under [[Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXXI|Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6]] of the [[United States Senate]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2022 |title=PN1503 - Nomination of Ruth Bermudez Montenegro for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1503 |access-date=January 4, 2022 |website=[[Congress.gov]]}}</ref> she was later renominated the same day.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=January 3, 2022 |website=[[Whitehouse.gov]] |publisher=The White House |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/03/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-53/}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> On January 20, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/EBM%20Results%201.20.222.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> On March 16, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 57–42 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 16, 2022|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00084.htm|access-date=March 17, 2022|website=United States Senate}}</ref> On March 22, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 55–41 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 22, 2022|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ruth Bermudez Montenegro, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00098.htm|access-date=March 22, 2022|website=United States Senate}}</ref> She received her judicial commission on March 30, 2022.<ref name="fjc" />

== See also ==
* [[List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists]]


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Ruth Bermudez Montenegro
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 30, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byJohn A. Houston
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
In office
August 15, 2018 – March 30, 2022
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 56–57)
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 (née Ruth Parra Bermudez, born 1967)[2] is an American lawyer who has served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California since 2022. She served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2018 to 2022.

Education

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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

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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 Imperial Valley College 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

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State judicial service

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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

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United States magistrate judge tenure

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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] Her service as a magistrate terminated on March 30, 2022 when she was commissioned as a district judge.[6]

District court service

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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 assumed senior status on February 6, 2018.[7] On December 15, 2021, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[8] On January 3, 2022, her nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate;[9] she was later renominated the same day.[10] On January 20, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.[11] On March 16, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 57–42 vote.[12] On March 22, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 55–41 vote.[13] She received her judicial commission on March 30, 2022.[6]

See also

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References

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  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. ^ a b Ruth Bermudez Montenegro at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Nominations". Senate.gov. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. December 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "PN1503 - Nomination of Ruth Bermudez Montenegro for The Judiciary, 117th Congress (2021–2022)". Congress.gov. January 3, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 20, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ruth Bermudez Montenegro to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)". United States Senate. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Ruth Bermudez Montenegro, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California)". United States Senate. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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