Overview

• On June 1, nearly 100 million eligible voters will elect 881 federal judges and hundreds of state judicial officials, including all nine Supreme Court justices.
• Citizens must navigate six color-coded ballots listing thousands of candidates who meet only basic requirements—a law degree, five years’ experience, no criminal record and a good reputation.
• Defensorxs and other watchdogs have identified “highly risky” contenders linked to cartel lawyers and former prosecutors accused of violence against journalists.
• Although officially nonpartisan, the ruling Morena party is mobilizing its political network to promote preferred candidates in an election critics say will weaken separation of powers.
• Public skepticism runs high, with the National Electoral Institute forecasting turnout below 20%, reflecting confusion over the complex process and distrust in the system.