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Mexico’s Judicial Discipline Tribunal Assigns Commission Leads, Refers Severe Case to Prosecutors

The body launched Sept. 1 to replace the dissolved judicial council now processes transition-era complaints.

Overview

  • The TDJ plenary named Indira García to Evaluation, Verónica de Gyvés to Oversight, Rufino H. León Tovar to Discipline, Celia Maya to Labor Disputes, and Bernardo Bátiz to Investigation.
  • The commissions are tasked with processing, tracking, and drafting first-instance rulings on alleged misconduct by federal judges.
  • At least one complaint received during the handover from the former Judicial Council was immediately sent to the FGR due to its seriousness.
  • Magistrates upheld a precautionary suspension affecting a judge who was elected in the last process after previously being suspended from duties as a secretary of agreements.
  • In Michoacán, the state TDJ directed its Evaluation Commission to follow up on jurisdictional visits conducted through Sept. 12 while internal rules are finalized.