Overview
- The Tribunal Superior de Justicia confirmed that Miguel Ángel Robles Villegas is no longer in active service and said the plenary agreement that extended his term is without effect.
- Robles failed to secure a seat in the recent judicial election and, according to testimonies, exited on August 29 after requesting a prejubilatory leave.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum asked the Mexico City court to review Robles’s conduct given controversy over decisions that benefited Grupo Salinas.
- The previous judicial council unanimously ratified him on December 13, 2024, after 10 routine inspections that noted two irregularities—one not attributable to him—and after processing 12 complaints, most of which were dismissed with one still pending.
- A highlighted ruling from August 1, 2022 treated COVID-19 as force majeure, aiding Ricardo Salinas Pliego in avoiding interest on a U.S. bond issue, while the court now cites a judicial reform and a 180-day transition to delay disclosure of names and severance details until March.