Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Mexico’s High Court Governance Committee Assumes Control of Administration, Budget Oversight

Its debut follows transfers of security and IT functions to executive control, raising autonomy concerns.

Overview

  • The three-member body is led by Chief Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz with ministers Lenia Batres Guadarrama and Giovanni Figueroa Mejía, as created under Resolution 1/2025.
  • The panel will validate the next two draft budgets prepared by the Judicial Administration Office (OAJ) before a pleno vote and submission to the federal Executive.
  • The reconfigured court asked the OAJ to revise the 2026 proposal after discarding an August 12 draft approved under Norma Piña that sought a real 8.1% increase, citing an austerity stance.
  • Reporting says physical and IT security for the Court shifted to the Presidency’s Ayudantía and the OAJ’s domain moved under the federal Digital Transformation Agency, with staff dismissals noted.
  • Journalistic analysis describes a nascent bloc around Minister Batres and questions the experience of several new ministers, while Aguilar faced scrutiny over a 103-person staff and pledged a 40% reduction.