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Recent Posts
- Mexican President Sheinbaum Laments and Condemns Assassination of US Activist Charlie Kirk
- Remittances to Mexico Down Fourth Straight Month
- Nine Elected Supreme Court Justices Now Form the Mexican Supreme Court
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Category Archives: Legal System
Nine Elected Supreme Court Justices Now Form the Mexican Supreme Court
On June 1st, Mexico held its first-ever judicial election. As part of that election, nine judges were elected to form the next Mexican Supreme Court, The nine candidates who won took office on September 1st, 2025. The Chief Justice, or as … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System
Tagged AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, Judicial Elections, Mexican Indians, Mixtecs, MORENA Party, Oaxaca, Supreme Court
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Judicial Election Results Released – Looks Like a Win for MORENA
On June 1st, Mexico held nationwide judicial elections. On June 15th, the official returns were released by the Instituto Nacional Electoral. It looks like the newly-elected judges are going to extend the power of the MORENA party, which already has … Continue reading
How Independent Will Mexico’s Newly-Elected Supreme Court Be ?
Like the U.S.A., Mexico has three branches of its federal government – the legislative, the executive and the judicial. And, like the U.S.A., Mexico has a Supreme Court. In recent years the Mexican Supreme Court has become more powerful and … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System
Tagged AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, Judicial Elections, Mexican Indians, Mixtecs, MORENA Party, Oaxaca, Supreme Court
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Mexico’s Next Supreme Court Has Been Chosen
As a result of Mexico’s judicial election held on June 1st, the new slate of judges for the Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación) has been chosen. The new Supreme Court is set to take office on … Continue reading
Mexico Holds Its Judicial Elections, 13% of Electorate Turns Out, Results Still Pending
Mexico is moving into some unexplored territory, both for itself and for the world. On June 1st, 2025, Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections. The country is adopting a system in which all judges, at all levels, are elected. No … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Chiapas, Claudia Sheinbaum, Judicial Elections, Supreme Court
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Mexico’s Judicial Elections Set for June 1st
Last September, when AMLO was still president, the Mexican government passed a judicial reform which stipulates that all judges, at all levels, will be elected. Mexico is to be the only country in the world to do that. These elections … Continue reading
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President Sheinbaum: “All The Programs” to be Constitutional Rights
On October 5th, 2024, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered a speech in Jantetelco in the central state of Morelos (south of Mexico City). In her speech, President Sheinbaum pledged that “all the programs”, meaning government programs, would become constitutional rights. … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System, Politics
Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Jantetelco, Morelos state, Public Assistance, Welfare in Mexico
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AMLO Set to Have 27 Constitutional Reforms Passed By End of Presidency
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) lacks one more week as President of Mexico. On October 1st, he is scheduled to be replacedby Claudia Sheinbaum. According to Milenio, by the time his term endsin one week, AMLO is likely to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Legal System, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Enrique Peña Nieto, Felipe Calderon, Mexican Constitution
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Mexican Judicial Reform Now Law of the Land
On September 15th, a few hours before his participation in the annual Grito Ceremony, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) signed the constitutional judicial reform. The signing was filmed and AMLO was accompanied by President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum. Here is a … Continue reading
That Didn’t Take Long – States Approve Mexico’s Judicial Reform
On September 11th, the Mexican Senate approved a judicial reform which would mandate the election of Mexican judges at all levels. As the Cámara de Diputados had already approved the reform, the next step was for the reform to be … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Queretaro state, State Legislatures, XLVI Legislature (66th Congress)
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