Overview
- After a wave of protests, stoppages and blockades by operational staff, OAJ leaders agreed in talks with the Supreme Court and union chiefs to reform the contested evaluation framework.
- The changes explicitly remove any wording that could be read as allowing dismissal or separation from office and end provisions for extraordinary evaluations requested by judges.
- OAJ and SCJN officials said the subjective component tied to opinions of judges and colleagues was reduced or reweighted to eliminate discretionary scoring that had caused the dispute.
- The settlement led the Supreme Court to report that court work would resume normally and that the formal text of the modified rules will be published soon in the Diario Oficial de la Federación.
- The episode highlights a legal and political tension because the SCJN acted as mediator despite limits on its administration powers under the 2025 Ley de Carrera Judicial, and it may prompt closer scrutiny of how staff evaluations affect court functioning and job security.