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Morena-Aligned Judges Set to Dominate Mexico’s Supreme Court as Aguilar Leads Race

Just 13% of eligible voters took part, leaving questions over the legitimacy of Mexico’s judicial overhaul.

Indigenous lawyer and Human Rights defender, Hugo Aguilar, delivers a speech during a rally in support of his candidacy as Justice of Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice (SCJN), ahead of the judicial and magistrate election, in San Agustin Tlacotepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico May 28, 2025. REUTERS/Jorge Luis Plata
A member of the National Electoral Institute arranges votes after polling stations closed in Mexico City on Sunday.
A voter casts their ballot in Mexico's first judicial elections, in Mexico City, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A woman casts a vote during the judicial and magistrate elections in San Bartolome Quialana in Mexico's Oaxaca state on Sunday.

Overview

  • Final tallies show Morena-aligned candidates winning a majority of the nine Supreme Court seats, securing judicial control
  • Hugo Aguilar, a Mixtec Indigenous rights lawyer, led the Supreme Court race with more than 6 million votes, positioning him to become chief justice
  • Only about 13% of eligible voters took part, fueling criticism over widespread confusion and questions about the overhaul’s legitimacy
  • Last year’s judicial reform prompted the resignation of eight justices and introduced popular elections for nearly 900 federal judge and magistrate posts
  • Opposition leaders have labeled the vote a farce and pledged legal challenges over alleged irregularities, including the distribution of partisan voting guides