Senate Accepts Judge Adrián Aguirre’s Irrevocable Resignation, Triggers INE Replacement Process

Overview

• The Senate plenary acknowledged the resignation of Adrián Guadalupe Aguirre Hernández as immediate and irrevocable on health grounds.
• The chamber approved the Justice Committee’s opinion giving the resignation as received and justified, passing it with 92 votes in favor and 14 abstentions.
• The National Electoral Institute will be asked to designate the same‑gender candidate who placed second for the post, or the next in order if that person declines.
• Aguirre reported medical symptoms beginning September 17, took ISSSTE medical leave, and resigned effective October 24; he had been elected for the Federal Criminal Justice Center in Jalisco with residence in Puente Grande.
• Debate in the plenary included an independent senator arguing the Senate lacks competence to rule on resignations and the PRI objecting over inconsistent treatment compared with the Janine Otálora case.