Rudi M. Brewster | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
| In office July 1, 1998 – September 7, 2012 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California | |
| In office June 15, 1984 – July 1, 1998 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Howard Boyd Turrentine |
| Succeeded by | M. James Lorenz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rudi Milton Brewster May 18, 1932 Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Died | September 7, 2012 (aged 80) La Jolla, California |
| Education | Princeton University (A.B.) Stanford Law School (J.D.) |
Rudi Milton Brewster (May 8, 1932 – September 7, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, best known for 2006 ruling in a patent infringements suit against Microsoft tied to the licensing of the MP3 format.