Overview
- The national stoppage, which began Friday, November 6, saw workers in at least 17 states suspend routine court operations and hold demonstrations at major federal courthouses.
- The Órgano de Administración Judicial published the new evaluation rules on November 5 and says the first exams are diagnostic only with no immediate employment consequences.
- The evaluation framework gives roughly 40% weight to a knowledge test while the remainder depends on supervisor, peer and course assessments, a design workers call subjective and prone to favoritism.
- Unions and judicial associations demand the agreement be withdrawn or renegotiated, require pre‑evaluation training, clearer criteria, and explicit protections for acquired labor rights before normal services resume.
- Court services are already delayed in many jurisdictions, with some locations keeping only emergency guards, and unions warn protests could continue or expand until formal changes are agreed.