Two judges of the Supreme Court of Mexico who have refused to participate in the judicial election resign

At least two judges of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) have presented their resignations from their position this Tuesday and have refused to participate in the 2025 judicial election, although five other judges are expected to present their resignation soon.

The first of the judges to present his resignation has been Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz, who has addressed the Senate through a letter in which he has indicated that he is not “considered a suitable candidate for a position that depends on popular support” and has He added that “out of respect” for the Constitution his resignation will take effect on August 31, 2025.

“Although my career and abilities qualify me for the judiciary, it is in that work – for which I feel most suitable – where the function does not consist of validating the will of the majorities, but rather of protecting the rights of those who need it the most. they need,” he said.

After Gutiérrez’s announcement, Judge Jorge Mario Pardo Rebolledo has also announced through a letter that he declines to participate in the extraordinary electoral process 2024-2025 “in the face of such a dilemma” and has “energetically rejected the insults, insults and lies” of the who claims to have been targeted as a member of the Supreme Court.

Pardo has said that he has made this decision “after more than 40 years of judicial career, with a clean record and with the pride and conviction of always having performed my duties with independence, honesty, impartiality, objectivity, excellence and dedication.” and “without implying an act of surrender or compliance.”

The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, had maintained hours before, during her daily conference, that the judges who were going to announce their resignation had the objective of avoiding being fired without compensation: “If they do not present their resignation now, then they would no longer have the Retirement benefits are all that ministers take with them when they retire from the Court, which is a lot of money,” reports the newspaper ‘El Universal’.

The Mexican judicial reform includes controversial points such as the election of judges by popular vote, while it will also be made up of nine members instead of eleven and will disappear from the Judicial Council.

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