Overview

• Official data show 17 retired Supreme Court ministers now cost the judiciary more than 2.2 million pesos per month, after seven departures became effective on August 31.
• The seven recent retirees account for 658,000 pesos monthly, while ten earlier retirees cost 1,608,000 pesos; the highest reported pensions go to Luis María Aguilar Morales (206,948 pesos) and Arturo Zaldívar (192,584 pesos).
• SCJN president Hugo Aguilar Ortiz announced the elimination of private medical insurance, an end to early retirements, and a review of retirement pay, with a shift to ISSSTE services and projected annual savings of 300 million pesos plus 800 million from aligning pay to the presidential cap.
• Several sitting ministers disclosed reduced monthly salaries of 137,582.27 pesos, which still exceed President Claudia Sheinbaum’s 134,290 pesos; Lenia Batres reported 128,992.49 pesos.
• By law, ministers with at least 15 years receive 100% of final salary for two years and then a proportional pension, while a 2025 adjustment cut pay by 33% for current and future retirees but left pre-2025 retirements calculated on prior salaries.