Overview
- Federal and state judicial leaders are preparing legislative proposals to adjust the implementing rules of the 2024 reform that made popular vote the main method to choose ministers, magistrates and judges.
- The proposals target changes to the Ley Orgánica del Poder Judicial de la Federación and the Ley de Amparo, the two statutes that shape court structure and protection of constitutional rights.
- Senate leader Higinio Martínez said the Senate is ready to review any initiative but will first wait for the Poder Judicial to identify concrete benefits, problems and specific fixes drawn from its own evaluation.
- Legal commentators warn that electing judges alone will not ensure better justice and call for complementary reforms, more funding, clearer performance metrics and input from bar associations and affected communities.
- No detailed package has been made public yet, so timelines and the scope of potential changes to Supreme Court structure or state tribunals remain undecided and will depend on what the PJF and the Presidency formally submit.