Candidates aligned with Mexico's ruling Morena party will likely perform strongly in upcoming judicial elections, which will undermine checks and balances and create regulatory uncertainty for businesses over the long term, with the new judiciary also likely to be more susceptible to criminal influence. On June 1, Mexico will hold its first-ever judicial elections, with 881 positions up for a vote, including all nine members of the country's Supreme Court, two out of the seven members of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (which rules on election-related legal issues), 15 Magistrates of the Regional Chambers of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary, and five Members of the Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal. Voters will also choose 464 circuit court magistrates and 386 district court judges. The elections follow the adoption of a constitutional reform in September 2024 that made all judges democratically elected, while also establishing a new judicial oversight...
