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Michoacán Congress Swears In Anti-Corruption Magistrate and Oversight Officials

Azucena Marín Correa has begun her nine-year term as magistrate with auditors set to assume their five-year mandates on September 15 under strict legislative scrutiny.

Overview

  • Azucena Marín Correa took her oath as magistrate of the Fifth Chamber of the Anti-Corruption and Administrative Tribunal for a nonrenewable nine-year term after securing 37 votes in the state legislature.
  • Lizet García Torres, Jaime Corona Tinoco and Karina Rosales Rodríguez were appointed as special auditors in the Auditoría Superior de Michoacán and will start their five-year mandates on September 15.
  • The extraordinary session also confirmed Carlos Torres Piña as state fiscal general and named officials to head the human rights, victim care and internal control bodies.
  • Candidates underwent open calls, technical exams by Universidad Michoacana and Justice Commission interviews to ensure compliance with constitutional merit and integrity standards.
  • PAN deputies led by Teresita Herrera Maldonado pledged vigilant oversight of the new officeholders, insisting they earn public trust through strict legal compliance and accountability.