Overview

• The nine ministers elected under the judicial reform have taken their oath in the Senate and begin functions on September 1.
• The overhaul cut the Supreme Court from 11 to 9 members and replaced presidential nomination with selection by popular vote.
• Commentators highlight allegations of vote inducement through printed voter guides known as 'acordeones', while electoral authorities said there was no proof they altered outcomes.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed her attendance at the Senate ceremony and has framed the change as the end of an era of nepotism in the judiciary.
• Hugo Aguilar Ortiz is set to preside over the new Court as it starts work with a 2025 budget authorized at 5,208 million pesos, reported as about 13.7% below 2024 levels.