US EditionEx-lawyer for El Chapo wins judge position in Mexico
- Silvia Delgado, a former defense lawyer for Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has been elected as a local criminal judge in Mexico's first judicial elections.
- Delgado received enough votes to secure her position in Ciudad Juárez, a city on the US-Mexico border.
- Her candidacy was controversial due to her past ties to Guzmán, making her a "high risk candidate."
- Delgado received the second-highest number of votes according to the Chihuahua state electoral body IEE's vote tally.
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In the judges' elections on 1 June, a large number of candidates from the ruling party prevailed, but also candidates associated with organised crime will soon be able to take over judges.
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The DerrickLawyer who once defended drug kingpin 'El Chapo' questions critics of her judicial victory
Of the 2,600 judges elected for the first time by Mexicans earlier this month, Silvia Delgado García received more attention than almost any other, because she once helped represent drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán
El Chapo's former lawyer wins judgeship in Chihuahua
In 2016, Silvia Delgado García was one of the lawyers on the legal team that represented the Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Soon she will be serving as a judge in the border state of Chihuahua. An online vote count by the Chihuahua state electoral body showed that with 100% of the ballots counted Delgado obtained the second-highest number of votes in the June 1 judicial elections, with just over 23,000. She will be permitted to…
Silvia Delgado García, former lawyer for convicted drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, won a position as a criminal judge in Chihuahua, northern Mexico, following local judicial elections. Although she has experience in criminal litigation, her candidacy was considered…
By Lizbeth Padilla, CNN en Español Silvia Delgado García, former lawyer for convicted drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, won a position as a criminal judge in Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, following local judicial elections. Although she has experience in criminal litigation, her candidacy was considered risky by some civil organizations due to her history as a defender of Guzmán Loera. “I know I can be the judge the community needs; I …
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