US EditionIndigenous Rights Defender Elected Head of Top Mexican Court
- Hugo Aguilar leads the race to head Mexico's supreme judicial body after an election counting 87% of votes as of June 5, 2025.
- The election followed the country's inaugural popular vote to select about 2,600 judges and magistrates amid a 13% turnout.
- Aguilar, with legal expertise and experience coordinating Indigenous rights, holds about 4.94 million votes, ahead of Morena's Lenia Batres.
- Aguilar's votes represent 5.2% of total tallies, surpassing Batres's 4.69 million votes and 4.9% support, according to official election data.
- The outcome indicates a historic possibility of Indigenous representation in the judicial leadership, though some critics caution that the low voter turnout and complex election process may threaten the independence of the judiciary.
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The calculation of the results for ministers finally ended this Thursday morning, after a delay that exceeded 30 hours. Thus, Hugo Aguilar is consolidated as the candidate with the most votes, with 5.3 percent in his favor; so he will become the next president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) on September 1, 2025.
The votes are in: Hugo Aguilar Ortiz will be the first Indigenous chief justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court
Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, an Indigenous lawyer originally from the Mixtec region of Oaxaca, will be the next chief justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court (SCJN) after 6.1 million people voted for him on June 1 in Mexico’s first-ever judicial election. According to the National Electoral Institute (INE), Aguilar had 5.3% of the votes, making him the most-voted candidate among the aspiring ministers of the SCJN. Sunday’s election saw approximately 13 million…
Mexico City, 5 Jun (EFE).- Hugo Aguilar Ortiz will be the first president in Mexico of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) elected by popular vote, a lawyer with indigenous roots but no previous experience in the Judiciary and close to the government.The next president of the Supreme Court, who was the 34th of the 84th candidate on the SCJN list, during his campaign called himself ‘the indigenous candidate’, because he has Mixtec b…
Mixteco lawyer Hugo Aguilar Ortiz will be the new president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation after winning the elections.
The new Mexican Justice, elected in an unprecedented election on the weekend, will be presided over by indigenous lawyer Hugo Aguilar. Aguilar was the most voted candidate among the candidates for judge, so, by law, he will head the Supreme Court of Mexico.Read more]]>
Historic Election: Hugo Aguilar Poised to Lead Mexico's Highest Court
Hugo Aguilar, an Indigenous rights defender, is leading in the race to head Mexico's highest court following a groundbreaking popular election. With a significant lead over rival Lenia Batres, Aguilar's potential appointment marks a historic moment for Indigenous representation within Mexico's judiciary. However, concerns about the electoral process's complexity persist.
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