Mexico’s new Supreme Court has taken the bench — it becomes the first ever to be elected by the population.
The members of the Mexican high court were elected in June, in the country’s first judicial election after a change to the constitution mandating the people elect the country’s judges.
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Only three of the nine justices have experience on the Supreme Court. The new members include the court’s president.
The constitutional reform to require elections to choose the country’s judges was orchestrated by Mexico’s former president, who frequently clashed with justices who ruled against him.
Human rights and democracy observers will be watching the new court closely to see if they assert independence from Mexico’s ruling political party.
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