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Mexico Senate Receives First Resignation of Popularly Elected Federal Judge

The notice was sent to the Senate’s Justice Committee, exposing unresolved rules for replacing an elected judge.

Overview

  • An official letter from the Órgano de Administración de Justicia was read in Tuesday’s session confirming the resignation.
  • The Senate did not disclose the judge’s identity, and the person had been assigned to the Federal Criminal Justice Center in Jalisco.
  • Senate President Laura Itzel Castillo said the Mesa Directiva turned the case over to the Justice Committee for analysis and a recommendation.
  • This is the first formal resignation of a judiciary member elected under the new popular-vote model created by the 2024 reform and first used in June 2025.
  • How to fill the vacancy has not been defined in current law, and a decision will depend on the committee’s review and a subsequent floor vote.