The National Electoral Institute (INE) has published the list of more than 4,000 candidates for judges, magistrates, and ministers who will be elected by popular vote on June 1. After a two-day delay in the delivery of the lists by the Senate due to "inconsistencies," the INE released a 97-page document with the details of the 4,224 eligible candidates for a judicial position.
The document contains lists divided by the position they aspire to, including ministers of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), magistrates of the Judicial Discipline Tribunal (TDJ), and magistrates of the Superior Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (TEPJF). It also includes the names of candidates for magistrates of the Regional Chambers of the TEPJF in different cities across the country.
Additionally, the names of circuit magistrate candidates and judges from various specialties such as criminal, labor, civil, administrative, and mixed, among others, can be seen. The INE plans to approve the lists in a session on Monday the 17th, which will be used for the printing of the electoral ballots.
Electoral authorities will publish the information of the candidates on the microsite 'Get to Know Them', where Mexicans can consult the details of the candidates by electoral district. In less than four months, Mexico will hold its first election for the Judiciary, renewing approximately 1,000 judicial positions, including 386 judgeships and 464 magistracies.
The judicial reform, enacted in September 2024, introduced significant changes to the structure and functioning of the Judiciary. The election of judges and magistrates by popular vote has been a controversial and unprecedented measure in Mexico. The reform also reduced the number of SCJN ministers from 11 to nine and established the creation of the Judicial Discipline Tribunal to oversee the conduct of members of this branch of public power in Mexico.
