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Mexico's Senate Confirms 20 TFJA Regional Magistrates in 66–32 Vote

The ten-year appointments proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum will shape administrative and fiscal oversight starting January 1.

Overview

  • The governing Morena–PT–PVEM bloc reached the two‑thirds threshold to approve the slate with 66 votes to 32.
  • The 20 magistrates were sworn in, with non‑renewable 10‑year terms set to begin on January 1, 2026.
  • Miguel Ernesto Pompa Corella was approved in a separate roll call, 64–34, after Morena senators Guadalupe Chavira and Heriberto Aguilar publicly opposed him.
  • Opposition parties PAN, PRI and Movimiento Ciudadano criticized the selections as politically aligned with the 4T, warning of risks to the tribunal’s independence.
  • Morena lawmakers defended the nominees’ independence, saying they will not serve any political group or yield to external pressures.