Overview
- Speaking at an IIJ-UNAM forum on judicial independence, the former Supreme Court president said political narratives and structural conditions converged to accelerate the overhaul of the Federal Judiciary.
- Piña argued that overrepresentation made it possible to alter the Constitution, which she said affected the judiciary’s autonomy.
- She reiterated that during her tenure the judiciary worked under sustained attacks and responded through its rulings.
- Retired justice Jorge Mario Pardo Rebolledo cautioned that it is too early to judge the new court and said evaluations should be based on forthcoming decisions.
- Pardo added that despite public accusations of widespread corruption, he is not aware of disciplinary or legal sanctions against judges tied to those claims.