Judicial workers protest the government's judicial reform, which would make judges stand for election, in Mexico City, Sept. 11, 2024. The June 1 election may sound democratic, but it can ...

Vote will elect 2,600 judges and magistrates Candidates include convicted drug smuggler, 'El Chapo' lawyer Mexico, Bolivia only countries that hold national judicial vote Election results expected ...

This past fall, Mexico’s government enacted the 2024 Mexican Judicial Reform, a major piece of legislation that fundamentally changed how every judge, magistrate and supreme court justice is chosen, ...

The overhaul fueled protests and criticism within Mexico and by the U.S. and Canadian governments, which warned of a potential loss of judicial independence and the politicization of justice in ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday defended a judicial election meant to transform the country’s court system, as poll workers tallied votes after a weekend ...

In a recent poll that Ms. Sheinbaum mentioned in a news conference to try to show support for Mexico’s experiment, 72 percent of about 1,000 voters surveyed said the judicial election was needed.

Mexico is holding its first ever judicial elections, which have sowed confusion among voters as they struggle to understand a process set to transform the country's court system.

Mexicans go to polls Sunday ...

AMLO, as the former president is known, wants Mexico to look more like it did in the 1970s. This is a leap in that direction. The number of open judicial seats varied across the country with 19 ...

Why Mexico’s Judicial Election is a Controversial Experiment By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Christina Thornell, David Seekamp and Laura Salaberry • June 1, 2025 ...

Mexico judicial elections: ... At a time when many observers fear that President Trump is targeting judicial independence in the U.S., ... “I’ve seen the problems in the courts.