Comments on: The votes are in: Hugo Aguilar Ortiz will be chief justice of Mexico’s new Supreme Court

By: Bradford Burns

Bradford Burns — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:43:39 +0000

I don’t know what it takes to be a judge much less a Supreme Court justice. How much different is it from other legal careers? Is it impossible for someone without previous judicial experience to be a judge? And is it impossible for a partisan to become non-partisan when given/entrusted with the role of judgeship. MND can you consider a follow-up on these kinds of questions?

By: Rose Egelhoff

Rose Egelhoff — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:01:14 +0000

In reply to Robert Ogden.

Thanks Robert, we’ve made the correction.

By: Rose Egelhoff

Rose Egelhoff — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:59:30 +0000

In reply to mercedestune@gmail.com.

Thanks for catching that! We’ve made the correction.

By: Chris Armitage

Chris Armitage — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 05:40:51 +0000

I’m sorry, but 30 years of experience advocating for the rights of the Indigenous peoples is certainly a laudable career, but does it qualify him to be a Supreme Court justice, let alone the Chief Justice? Oh, and he won the post with 5.3% of the votes on a total voter turnout of 12%, which borders on the absurd, me thinks!

By: Geoffrey Drayton

Geoffrey Drayton — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 03:51:52 +0000

How about a deeper analysis of his experience, his opinions, his views, really does not matter where he is from, can he adjudicate the law ?

By: gringaryan@gmail.com

gringaryan@gmail.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 03:06:58 +0000

Felicidades!

By: Robert Ogden

Robert Ogden — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 01:04:00 +0000

I must say I was surprised at the title of this article. It’s pretty common knowledge in Mexico that Benito Juárez was the first Indigenous Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was also the first (and only) Indigenous President. Maybe Hugo Aguilar Ortiz will be the second one!

By: mercedestune@gmail.com

mercedestune@gmail.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:20:56 +0000

It is great! And the first Indigenous Chief Justice of Mexico’s Supreme Court was Benito Juarez in 1857, who one year later became Mexico’s President.