The Evaluation Committee of the Judicial Power of the Federation already has five members appointed by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation to present the proposals of judges and magistrates who will participate in the selection of adjudicators scheduled for July 1, 2025. Among them are Emma Meza Fonseca, Emilia Molina de la Puente, Wilfrido Castañón León, Mónica González Contró, and Luis Enrique Pereda Trejo.
These profiles were selected by a qualified majority after voting in which candidates such as María Estela Ríos were discarded. The election took place after several rounds of voting where a majority was not reached for any of the candidates, and proposals from Minister Lenia Batres Guadarrama to integrate the committee were excluded.
The judicial reform indicates that each power must form its own Selection Committee, which, in this case, have already been created by the Executive and Legislative Powers, with profiles aligned with President Claudia Sheinbaum and the Morena government.
The Supreme Court reported that the Committee will evaluate candidates based on constitutional and legal requirements, as well as the technical knowledge they need to perform their duties. Candidates for federal judges and magistrates must meet standards of honesty, good reputation, competence, as well as academic and professional backgrounds.
The judicial selection includes Circuit Magistrates, magistrates of the Judicial Discipline Tribunal, judges of the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Power of the Federation for the Superior Chamber and Regional Chambers, in addition to District judges.
In compliance with the reform to the Judicial Power, the Evaluation Committees will prepare lists of the top 10 evaluators for each vacancy in the Supreme Court, the Electoral Tribunal, and the Judicial Discipline Tribunal. For District judges and Circuit magistrates, six profiles will be selected per vacancy, purging the list in case of an excess of candidates through public drawing to ensure gender parity. Once this process is completed, the adjusted lists will be sent to the representative authority of each Power of the Union for approval and submission to the Senate.
