Overview

• The 2025 award was presented at the International Association of Judges’ 67th annual meeting in Baku and was shared with UN Special Rapporteur Margareth Satterthwaite.
• In her address, Piña argued that judicial independence safeguards human dignity and urged judges worldwide to stay united and not lose hope.
• She dedicated the honor to members of Mexico’s judiciary who staged strikes and demonstrations in 2024 against a proposed judicial reform.
• Piña called for “quality” justice, saying victims deserve adjudicators who are honest, empathetic and properly trained.
• Mexican legal and academic circles welcomed the recognition as international validation of efforts to defend the autonomy of the courts.