Judicial Elections Will Worsen, Not Alleviate, Mexico’s Judicial Corruption Problem

Judicial Elections Will Worsen, Not Alleviate, Mexico’s Judicial Corruption Problem

Mexico recently passed sweeping judicial reforms. These reforms, which are to be phased in between 2025 and 2027, include various elements including a relaxation of the required qualifications for judicial service, shorter tenures, reduced salaries, and new oversight bodies. But by far the most consequential change is the introduction of judicial elections, which will make Mexico the first country to directly elect almost all its judges. (The el…