Roberto Salvador Illanes is convinced that the judges of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) must be agents of change and not just there for the robe or the power they represent. Among his proposals for the SCJN is the reduction of the backlog in case resolutions, returning part of the burden to the Regional Circuit Plenary and Collegiate Circuit Courts, so that the Court can focus on the cases that truly require it.
One of Illanes’ ideas is to establish an open-door dynamic, where the judges of the Court can personally receive litigants and the media each month, to hear their concerns and worries directly. He also seeks to strengthen collaboration between the branches of government through a dialogue table, with the aim of coordinating efforts in the application of the law and avoiding paralysis due to political confrontations.
Roberto Salvador Illanes, candidate for minister of the SCJN, will appear on the purple ballot with the number 51 in the judicial elections to be held on June 1. Aware of the sacrifice involved in leaving his law firm, he is determined to take it on so that his proposals to “clean” the SCJN succeed.
For Illanes, public office should be a space for serving the people and not a means to accumulate privileges. His goal is to be a true instrument of justice for Mexicans, defending national sovereignty, protecting human rights, and using the law as a tool for social justice. He believes that justice is not an end in itself, but a means to achieve a better, fairer, and more equitable Mexico. His motivation to aspire to a position in the SCJN stems from his desire to make a concrete difference in society.
