Mexico's judicial system is getting a makeover. President Felipe Calderon has signed a constitutional amendment which will allow U.S.-style public trials requiring judges to explain their ...

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 ever ...

In a recent poll that Ms. Sheinbaum mentioned in a news conference to try to show support for Mexico’s experiment, 72 percent of about 1,000 voters surveyed said the judicial election was needed.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through an extreme proposal to make the country’s entire judicial branch ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called her country's judicial election 'extraordinary,' despite turnout of less than 13%. Mexico becomes the first country on Earth to elect all its judges, from ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — 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 ...

Mexico has adopted sweeping changes to make its justice system more democratic and more effective at stopping crime. But violence is rising, and some say the effort has backfired.

Mexico is holding its first ever judicial elections, which have sowed confusion among voters as they struggle to understand a process set to transform the country's court system.

Mexico’s outgoing president could be basking in triumphs. But Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pushing a radical overhaul to the judicial system that is spurring fear for democracy.

Mexico remakes its entire judicial system as states back vast overhaul Sept. 12, 2024 Updated Thu., Sept. 12, 2024 at 8:48 p.m. Ruling Morena Party senator Gerardo Fernandez Norona, center, and ...