Mexican Senate Accepts Judge’s Irrevocable Resignation, Triggers INE Replacement Process

The chamber’s 92–14 vote activates post‑reform rules that seat the same‑gender runner‑up from the judicial election.

Overview

The Senate plenary approved the Justice Committee’s opinion with 92 votes in favor and 14 abstentions, formally receiving and justifying Judge Adrián Guadalupe Aguirre Hernández’s resignation.
Adrián Guadalupe Aguirre, elected to a federal criminal bench in Jalisco with residence in Puente Grande, cited health issues that began on September 17 and used ISSSTE medical leave before resigning effective October 24.
The resolution instructs the National Electoral Institute to identify the same‑gender candidate who finished second for that judgeship, or the next in order if unavailable, to take the oath under Article 98.
Opposition figures, including independent senator Erik Iván Jaimes and PRI’s Carolina Viggiano, contested the Senate’s role and contrasted the handling with magistrate Janine Otálora’s case.
Committee chair Javier Corral and Morena allies said the Senate is only giving notice for an INE‑run substitution and stressed the need to promptly cover the Jalisco vacancy.