Mexico is about to become the only country in the world where voters elect all judges. This “constitutional reform” was promoted as an anticorruption measure. It may have the opposite effect. Powerful economic interests and violent criminals, including drug lords, will now have easier access to the judiciary.

MEXICO CITY — What do an activist searching ... the Supreme Court in preparing decisions. Now, thanks to the new judicial election, he says that he has found a way to achieve his dream of ...

What do an activist searching for missing Mexicans, an attorney who once represented a drug lord and a university professor trying out TikTok have in common? More than 2,600 contenders are vying for 881 positions from Mexico’s Supreme Court down to district courts across the country.

Sheinbaum welcomed new ambassadors to the National Palace, including new U.S. ambassador Ronald Johnson, in the early afternoon.