The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, responded to the project presented by Supreme Court minister, Luis González Alcántara Carrancá, which proposes to partially invalidate the judicial reform approved by Morena and its allies. Sheinbaum accused the ministers of acting against the Constitution, asserting that the Court cannot nullify the reform that proposes the election of judges, and added that the ministers are doctors in Law.
The project of more than 300 pages prepared by minister González Alcántara proposes to invalidate the creation of Evaluation Committees, responsible for creating lists of candidates for judges for the 2025 election. The minister argues that the total nomination of candidates is unconstitutional and does not guarantee the essential minimums in a democratic system that protects the separation of powers and judicial independence.
González Alcántara also considers it unconstitutional for judicial workers to be dismissed after the entry into force of the initiative, as it goes against the right to secure and legal employment. The project highlights that the reform can be declared unconstitutional despite having been approved by two-thirds of the Congress of the Union and complying with parliamentary regulations.
The minister proposes that the Court review constitutional reforms that contravene the pact of a representative, democratic, secular, and federal Republic, under the protection of the Constitution. Claudia Sheinbaum anticipates that they will wait for the Court's vote and the outcome before taking any action, indicating that she does not consider the proposal presented by minister González Alcántara to be correct.
The project to partially invalidate the judicial reform is expected to be discussed in the Court's Plenary next week.
