Reuters

Cartels loom over Mexico's new system of electing judges

More than 6,000 candidates will compete for judge and magistrate positions Cartels may try to influence judicial elections, experts warn Mexico faces budget issues, lacks resources for candidate ...
Yahoo

Mexico's first judicial elections fuel confusion and disillusionment among voters

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, stirring controversy and sowing confusion among voters still struggling to understand a process set to transform the country ...
The Spokesman-Review

Mexico remakes its entire judicial system as states back vast overhaul

MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s states swiftly moved to remake the country’s entire judicial system on Thursday, approving an amendment to the Constitution that would be the most far-reaching judicial overhaul ...
Newsday

Mexico's president defends first judicial election despite low turnout and democratic criticism

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday defended a judicial election meant to transform the country’s court system, as poll workers tallied votes after a weekend marked by low ...
Los Angeles Times

Controversial judicial overhaul passes as protesters break into the Mexican Senate

MEXICO CITY — Mexican lawmakers narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the judiciary early Wednesday, hours after hundreds of protesters broke into the Senate chambers in a chaotic scene that ...
WBUR

Is Mexico's judicial reform a good or bad idea?

Mexico could soon become the world's first country to elect every single one of its judges, even on the Mexican supreme court. Will it combat corruption or is it a political power grab? David Shortell ...
Los Angeles Times

Sheinbaum calls Mexico’s judicial election ‘extraordinary’ despite turnout of less than 13%

Mexico became the first nation in the world to have an all-elected judiciary. Critics called the vote a power grab by Sheinbaum and Mexico’s ruling party. MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia ...
The Conversation

Will elections for judges make Mexico the ‘most democratic country in the world’? Critics fear the opposite

On Sunday, Mexico will hold an unprecedented election, becoming the first country in the world to allow voters to elect judges at every level. Voters will elect approximately half the judges in the ...
Christian Science Monitor

Mexico’s justice system is transformed. But does it hurt or help democracy?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
The Boston Globe

Mexico’s president defends first judicial election despite low turnout and democratic criticism

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday defended a judicial election meant to transform the country’s court system, as poll workers tallied votes after a weekend marked by low ...
Yahoo

Sheinbaum calls Mexico's judicial election 'extraordinary' despite turnout of less than 13%

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Supporters set up posters and hand out instructive "accordions," fold-out voter guides, in Mexico City on May 28 to promote ...