The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) rejected on Thursday the list of almost 1,000 candidates, approved by the Senate, for the judicial elections next June, arguing that the selection process did not comply with the established suitability criteria.
“In a private session, held this Thursday, February 6, various views of the ministers and ministers present were presented, and when submitting to the voting, the majority of eight votes referred to The constitutional reform in the matter of the Judicial Power of the Federation, ”the SCJN said in a note.
This decision is produced in the midst of the tensions derived from the recent judicial reform that promotes the election of the judges through the popular vote, in order to transform the justice system into Mexico.
The Senate had approved a list of 955 applicants for various judicial positions, including district judges, circuit magistrates and ministers of the Supreme Court, after the Judiciary refused to make a selection of candidates.
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However, most of the current ministers of the SCJN determined that the selection method, which included a raffle to choose some candidates, did not guarantee the proper evaluation of the suitability of the applicants.
The judicial reform, promulgated in September 2024, introduced significant changes in the structure and functioning of the Judiciary, being the election of judges and magistrates by popular vote the most controversial and unprecedented measure in Mexico.
This reform also reduced the number of SCJN ministers from 11 to nine and established the creation of a court of judicial discipline to supervise the conduct of the members of the Judiciary.
Although the reception of candidacies was enabled for the Judiciary, Legislative and the Executive, the first decided not to participate in this procedure, so the Upper House had to make the definition of this list.
However, given the rejection of this list, the Senate can directly send the result of its procedure, according to what the PJF Electoral Court has recently resolved.
“In the event that this court (the Supreme Court) does not process or not approve the mentioned listings, the Board of Directors of the Senate of the Republic may directly send the insaculated candidates to the National Electoral Institute, to continue with the elective procedure, ”said the Electoral Court.
With EFE information
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