Vidulfo Rosales Officially Joins Mexico’s Supreme Court as Secretario de Estudio y Cuenta
The appointment moves a veteran Ayotzinapa lawyer into a case‑drafting post created by recent judicial reform.
Overview
- Court records list Rosales on Minister President Hugo Aguilar Ortiz’s team in the Presidency’s chamber as secretario de estudio y cuenta.
- The position carries a gross monthly salary of 167,671.23 pesos and an approximate net of 118,138.37 pesos, according to the SCJN portal.
- The Court indicates standard benefits, including major medical and life insurance, with additional perks such as eyewear support and a separation savings scheme.
- Rosales left Tlachinollan and the legal representation of the Ayotzinapa families in August after acknowledging he had been invited to join the new Court.
- Under the reform, the minister president no longer holds administrative control, and secretarios de estudio y cuenta now draft the case resolutions assigned to the Presidency’s ponencia.