Overview

• Norma Lucía Piña delivered a final address to the outgoing plenary, expressing gratitude as her tenure as president concluded.
• The current court concludes on August 31 under a September 2024 reform that replaced sitting ministers with nine officials chosen by popular vote, who take office on September 1.
• Loretta Ortiz said there is no rupture with the presidency and pledged autonomous decision-making, while alleging the previous leadership politicized the court through the so‑called “bloque de los siete.”
• Ortiz urged reconsidering automatic pretrial detention due to prison overpopulation of 23,855 inmates and said aligning Article 19 with the American Convention on Human Rights would require constitutional change.
• She said early tasks after the swearing-in include selecting the court’s administrative body, and she expects continuous public sessions to begin on September 9.