Overview
- The Plenum voted 8–0 to validate the challenged provisions, with Minister Arístides Guerrero absent and Minister Sara Irene Herrerías issuing a concurrence that stressed avoiding exclusion.
- The ruling confirms the legality of horizontal promotion and that the Education Ministry may set requirements, incentives and rules without additional legislative parameters.
- Minister Irving Espinosa Betanzo authored the opinion that found the CNDH’s 2019 unconstitutionality action procedurally admissible but unfounded on the merits.
- The Court concluded that giving priority to graduates of public normal schools and the UPN is a legitimate measure aligned with Article 3 to reinforce public teacher‑training institutions.
- Chief Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz underscored that preference does not mean exclusivity in access to positions within the national teacher career.