Overview

• Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla officially reaffirmed Michoacán’s support for Hugo Aguilar Ortiz during the July 18 meeting in Pátzcuaro.
• The gathering brought together federal and state magistrates, Secretary of Government Carlos Torres Piña, and Undersecretary Humberto Urquiza Martínez.
• Aguilar Ortiz will make history as the first indigenous president of the SCJN since Benito Juárez when he assumes office on September 1.
• He urged elected magistrates and judges to act with prudence and intelligence to strengthen judicial independence and address justice gaps for vulnerable communities.
• The endorsement paves the way for his reform agenda, which features faster case assignments, stronger disciplinary mechanisms, and expanded human rights protections.