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Most of Mexico's Supreme Court judges resign after judicial reform

2024-11-04 08:00:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Most of Mexico's Supreme Court judges resign after judicial reform

Eight of the 11 judges on Mexico's Supreme Court have resigned and refused to participate in elections for the court, scheduled for June.

According to a statement, the president of the court, Norma Pina, submitted her resignation, as well as Luis Maria Aguilar, Jorge Mario Pardo, Alfredo Gutierrez, Alberto Perez, Javier Laynez, Juan Luis Gonzalez and Margarita Rios.

Seven of the jurors' resignations are effective Aug. 31, 2025, while Aguilar will step down Nov. 30.

The resignations are the result of a constitutional overhaul passed last month that requires all judges to be elected by popular vote.

The reform requires judges to resign before the June elections if they do not want to participate in the electoral process and want to keep their pension, or risk losing it, sparking an outcry among judicial workers.

The resignation scheme raises tensions between Mexico's Supreme Court and the ruling bloc, raising the risk of a constitutional crisis as Congress and the presidency remain at odds with the judiciary over reform.

"It is necessary to emphasize that this resignation does not imply an implicit acceptance of the constitutionality of the reform," Justice Gutierrez said in a resignation letter on Tuesday.

In her letter to the Senate on Wednesday, Rios said her resignation "should not be seen as a tacit endorsement of a (reform) framework that remains controversial."

The 11-member Supreme Court will see its numbers reduced to nine as part of the reform. Three current judges have publicly supported the reform./ CNA





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