Forgotten and excluded: only six of the more than 3,000 candidates for judges and magistrates identify themselves as indigenous

The judicial reform, promoted with hype and cymbals by Morena—the ruling party—was raised as a need for a structural renewal to generate a more efficient justice, close to the people and aligned with the social and cultural changes generated in Mexican society in recent years. However, in the decree that endorses the election of judges by popular vote does not make a mention of the indigenous word. And only six of the more 3,000 candidates are c…