The Federal Judiciary Council (CJF) approved the end of the strike by workers of the Judicial Power, announcing the resumption of activities in the courts and tribunals of the country starting on October 24. The measure includes the imposition of salary deductions for those workers who do not return to their duties, according to Circular 23/2024 of the Federal Judiciary.
Councilors Bernardo Bátiz Vázquez, Sergio Javier Molina, Eva Verónica de Gyvés Zárate, and Celia Maya García voted in favor of this decision, which was rejected by the president of the Supreme Court, Norma Lucía Piña Hernández, councilor Lilia Mónica López Benítez, and councilor José Alfonso Montalvo Martínez. A strict attendance control will be established in the courts and tribunals to prevent unjustified absences that could impact the functioning of the judicial system.
The conflict arose when initiatives were presented for the approval of the judicial reform in Congress. The reform proposed by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and supported by the current president, Claudia Sheinbaum, aims to establish the election of judges, magistrates, and ministers by popular vote, which generated discontent among Judicial Power workers.
Prior to the approval of the reform, workers of the Judicial Power protested against the election of judges, scheduled for June 2025. The Senate drew lots for more than 464 magistrate positions and 386 district judges that will be subject to popular voting. Additionally, an electoral process will be carried out to elect various positions in the SCJN and the TEPJF.
Following the CJF's decision to end the strike, workers of the Judicial Power held protests in front of the main offices of the Federal Judiciary in Mexico City. Under slogans like "no one leaves today," the protesters expressed their discontent with the resumption of activities.
