Overview

• The Tribunal de Disciplina Judicial formally began operations as its five magistrates took office under president Celia Maya García, alongside Eva Verónica de Gyvés Zárate, Bernardo Bátiz Vázquez, Indira Isabel García Pérez and Rufino H. León Tovar.
• Magistrates stressed that the tribunal will not function as a “fourth instance” or an inquisitorial body and will not pursue judges for disagreeing with the reform.
• The oversight agenda includes reviewing judges’ assets and possible illicit enrichment, as well as scrutiny of workplace conduct and treatment of the public and staff.
• Officials warned of prison for corrupt judges and severe sanctions for unjustified delays or unfair resolutions, with due process and human rights protections affirmed.
• The new body pledged integrated control and supervision systems, training and preventive programs, and austerity, as top officials from the SCJN and Interior Ministry attended the installation; separately, the TEPJF completed the installation of its fully constituted Sala Superior.