Overview
- The TEPJF’s Sala Superior validated the June election of SCJN ministers by a 3–2 vote, rejecting an annulment bid centered on distributed voter guides known as “acordeones.”
- Magistrates Mónica Soto, Felipe Fuentes and Felipe de la Mata formed the majority, concluding the evidence did not prove a generalized illicit operation or a determinative impact sufficient to void the contest.
- Magistrates Reyes Rodríguez Mondragón and Janine Otálora dissented, citing 3,188 printed guides, 374 digital items and an analysis claiming about 45% of valid votes clustered on one combination that matched the winners.
- Otálora said the popular-election model for judicial posts “did not work and will not work” and noted that the INE is investigating the origin of the guides, with any outcome expected to lead to sanctions.
- With the ruling in place, nine ministers-elect are preparing for a September 1 installation that includes early ceremonial events and a 22:00 solemn session, as outgoing SCJN president Norma Piña’s report stresses safeguarding judicial autonomy during the transition.