Mexico’s Supreme Court Reinstates Transparency Committee After 863 Days Inactive

Overview

• The Specialized Committee on Transparency, Access to Information and Data Protection was reinstalled under Minister Arístides Rodrigo Guerrero García, with Ministers Sara Irene Herrerías Guerra and Irving Espinosa Betanzo as members.
• The body had not met since April 26, 2023, a lapse of roughly two years and eight months, which officials quantified as 863 days without sessions.
• From 2020 to 2024 the Court received 13,410 information requests, including 2,550 in 2024, and officials acknowledged pending review remedies dating to 2019–2020.
• Leaders said the prolonged inactivity meant noncompliance with the General Transparency Law, Article 6A of the Constitution, and international commitments such as the Escazú Agreement.
• Minister President Hugo Aguilar Ortiz criticized the prior Court’s handling of transparency and pledged to tackle the backlog, as anti-corruption and Senate officials joined the installation and outlined steps for integration into the national transparency platform.