02-06-2025
- General
- Wall Street Journal
Mexico Has Never Voted for Judges, and Now It's Electing 2,700
MEXICO CITY—Mexicans voted Sunday in nearly 2,700 judicial races for federal and state judges, a new practice that the government says will stamp out corruption but that opponents fear will give the ruling party control of the judiciary and empower candidates with criminal ties.
Nearly 7,800 candidates participated in contests that will make Mexico the only country in the world to elect all its judges. In the U.S., many states elect judges, but federal judges are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
