Eight of the country’s 11 supreme court judges will stand down over reforms supported by President Claudia Sheinbaum
Eight of Mexico’s 11 supreme court judges have submitted their resignations after controversial judicial reforms, the top court has said.
In a move that has sparked diplomatic tensions and opposition street protests, Mexico is set to become the world’s only country to allow voters to choose all judges, at every level, starting next year.
The eight justices – including president Norma Pina – declined to stand for election in June 2025, a statement said, adding that one of the resignations would take effect in November and the rest next August.
The announcement came as the supreme court prepares to consider a proposal to invalidate the election of judges and magistrates. President Claudia Sheinbaum, however, has said that the court lacks the authority to reverse a constitutional reform approved by congress.
Also, the election process will be people voting for 1700 positions (more or less), this will take hours for a single ballot and they expect thousands of votes… It just can’t be done.
The candidates will come out of a raffle too, so we won’t be getting the more prepared or smarter, we will get someone and hope for the best… But most likely they will be under the control of the current regiment if they want the electoral judges to claim them as winners.
Basically The purpose of a system is what it does
1,700?
Wow!