Over 800 Judges Take Office in Mexico After First Popular Vote

Only 13 percent of citizens turned out for the vote, which replaced professional evaluations with direct elections for federal and state judges. The new president of the Supreme Court, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz (left), and the minister of Mexico's highest court, Yasmin Esquivel, receive the staff of office in a traditional ceremony held by representatives of indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples in Mexico City's Zócalo square on Sept.1, 2025. The new president of the Supreme Court, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz (left), and the minister of Mexico's highest court, Yasmin Esquivel, receive the staff...