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{{Expand Spanish|Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (México)|date=November 2010}} |
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|court_name = Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation |
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|native_name = Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación |
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|established = 1825 |
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|jurisdiction = {{MEX}} |
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|location = Pino Suárez no. 2, Colonia Centro, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06065, Mexico City |
|location = Pino Suárez no. 2, Colonia Centro, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06065, Mexico City |
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|chiefjudgetitle = [[:es:Presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (México)|President]] |
|chiefjudgetitle = [[:es:Presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (México)|President]] |
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|chiefjudgename = [[Norma Lucía Piña Hernández]] |
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|termstart = 2 January |
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The '''Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation''' ({{lang-es|Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación}} |
The '''Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation''' ({{lang-es|Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación}}, '''SCJN''') is the [[Mexico|Mexican]] institution serving as the country's federal [[high court]] and the spearhead organisation for the [[Judiciary of Mexico|judiciary of the Mexican Federal Government]]. It consists of eleven [[magistrates]], known as ''ministers of the court'', one of whom is designated the court's ''president''. |
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Judges of the SCJN are appointed for 15 years.<ref>Article 94 Mexican Constitution</ref> They are ratified through affirmation by the [[Mexican Senate|Senate]] from a list proposed by the [[President of Mexico|President of the Republic]]. The ministers chosen will select from among themselves who shall be the President of the Court to serve a four-year period; any given minister may serve out more than one term as president, but may not do so consecutively. |
Judges of the SCJN are appointed for 15 years.<ref>Article 94 Mexican Constitution</ref> They are ratified through affirmation by the [[Mexican Senate|Senate]] from a list proposed by the [[President of Mexico|President of the Republic]]. The ministers chosen will select from among themselves who shall be the President of the Court to serve a four-year period; any given minister may serve out more than one term as president, but may not do so consecutively. |
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* Be a natural born citizen of Mexico. |
* Be a natural born citizen of Mexico. |
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* Be no less than 35 years of age nor over 65 years of age at the time of one's appointment |
* Be no less than 35 years of age nor over 65 years of age at the time of one's appointment |
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* Have held a |
* Have held a law degree for at least 10 years. |
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* To have a good reputation and have not have been convicted of theft, fraud, forgery, breach of trust, or any other offense which could imply a punishment of more than one year in prison. |
* To have a good reputation and have not have been convicted of theft, fraud, forgery, breach of trust, or any other offense which could imply a punishment of more than one year in prison. |
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* Not have been Director for Domestic Affairs, Chief of an Administrative Department, Attorney General of the Republic or Federal District Attorney, Senator, Member of Parliament, Governor of any State, or Chief Executive of the Federal District during the year prior to his or her appointment. |
* Not have been Director for Domestic Affairs, Chief of an Administrative Department, Attorney General of the Republic or Federal District Attorney, Senator, Member of Parliament, Governor of any State, or Chief Executive of the Federal District during the year prior to his or her appointment. |
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==Supreme Court building== |
==Supreme Court building== |
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[[File:Suprema_Corte_de_Justicia_de_la_Nación_-_México.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Building of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico |
[[File:Suprema_Corte_de_Justicia_de_la_Nación_-_México.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Building of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico]] |
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[[File:Suprema_Corte_de_Justicia_de_la_Nación_-_México_II.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice Building |
[[File:Suprema_Corte_de_Justicia_de_la_Nación_-_México_II.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mexico's Supreme Court of Justice Building]] |
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The court itself is located just off the [[Zocalo|main plaza]] of [[Mexico City]] on the corners of Pino Suarez and Carranza Streets. It was built between 1935 and 1941 by Antonio Muñoz Garcia. Prior to the [[Conquest of Mexico|Conquest]], this site was reserved for the ritual known as |
The court itself is located just off the [[Zocalo|main plaza]] of [[Mexico City]] on the corners of Pino Suarez and Carranza Streets. It was built between 1935 and 1941 by Mexican architect [[Antonio Muñoz Garcia]].<ref name="MartinHilton1945">{{cite book|author1=Percy Alvin Martin|author2=Ronald Hilton|title=Who's who in Latin America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Men and Women of Latin America|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zy5MAQAAIAAJ|year=1945|publisher=Stanford University Press|quote="building for the nat. supreme court, 1929 (constructed 1935-41)."}}</ref> Prior to the [[Conquest of Mexico|Conquest]], this site was reserved for the ritual known as ''[[Danza de los Voladores|Dance of the Flyers]]'' which is still practiced today in [[Papantla]]. [[Hernán Cortés]] claimed the property after the Conquest and its ownership was in dispute during much of the colonial period with Cortes' heirs, the city government, and the [[Royal and Pontifical University]] all claiming rights. It was also the site of a very large market known as El Volador.<ref name="historic">{{cite book |title=Mexico City Historic Center |last=Galindo |first=Carmen |author2=Magdalena Galindo |year=2002 |publisher=Ediciones Nueva Guia |location=Mexico City |isbn=968-5437-29-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/mexicocityhistor0000unse/page/60 60] |url=https://archive.org/details/mexicocityhistor0000unse/page/60 }}</ref> |
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Within the building, there are four flanks painted in 1941 by [[José Clemente Orozco]], two of which are named ''The Social Labor Movement'' and ''Commonwealth''. There is also a mural done by American artist [[George Biddle]] entitled "War and Peace" at the entrance to the law library.<ref name="historic"/> The building also contains a mural by [[Rafael Cauduro]], which "graphically illustrates the Gran Guignol of Mexican torture", |
Within the building, there are four flanks painted in 1941 by [[José Clemente Orozco]], two of which are named ''The Social Labor Movement'' and ''Commonwealth''. There is also a mural done by American artist [[George Biddle]] entitled "War and Peace" at the entrance to the law library.<ref name="historic"/> The building also contains a mural by [[Rafael Cauduro]], which "graphically illustrates the Gran Guignol of Mexican torture",{{cn|date=January 2022}} and includes a depiction of the 1968 [[Tlatelolco massacre]] as well as "a cut-away of a prison, perhaps the infamous Lecumberri Black Palace where student leaders who escaped death were jailed."{{cn|date=January 2022}} |
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While this building is still the chief seat for the Supreme Court, an alternative site at Avenida Revolución was opened in 2002.<ref name="Quees">{{cite web|url=http://www.scjn.gob.mx/NR/exeres/BADD8530-3CF9-490B-B310-0550E875EB7D,frameless.htm |title=¿Qué es la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación y dónde se ubica? |language= |
While this building is still the chief seat for the Supreme Court, an alternative site at Avenida Revolución was opened in 2002.<ref name="Quees">{{cite web|url=http://www.scjn.gob.mx/NR/exeres/BADD8530-3CF9-490B-B310-0550E875EB7D,frameless.htm |title=¿Qué es la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación y dónde se ubica? |language=es |access-date=24 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228154343/http://www.scjn.gob.mx/NR/exeres/BADD8530-3CF9-490B-B310-0550E875EB7D,frameless.htm |archive-date=28 February 2009 }}</ref> |
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==Current make-up of the Supreme Court== |
==Current make-up of the Supreme Court== |
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| '''{{Sortname|Norma Lucía|Piña Hernández}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/norma-lucia-pina-hernandez | title=Norma Lucía Piña Hernández | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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| '''{{Sortname|Arturo|Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea}}''' |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|7|29}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1959|8|9}})<br/> |
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| {{Sortname|Enrique|Peña Nieto}} |
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| '''{{Sortname|José Fernando Franco|González-Salas}}''' |
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| '''{{Sortname|Luis María|Aguilar Morales}}''' |
| '''{{Sortname|Luis María|Aguilar Morales}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/luis-maria-aguilar-morales | title=Luis María Aguilar Morales | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1949|11|4}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1949|11|4}})<br/>in [[Mexico City]] |
| {{dts|format=dmy|1949|11|4}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1949|11|4}})<br/>in [[Mexico City]] |
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|| {{Sortname|Felipe|Calderón}} |
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| '''{{Sortname|Jorge Mario|Pardo Rebolledo}}''' |
| '''{{Sortname|Jorge Mario|Pardo Rebolledo}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/jorge-mario-pardo-rebolledo | title=Jorge Mario Pardo Rebolledo | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1961|2|1}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1961|2|1}})<br/>in [[Xalapa, Veracruz|Xalapa]], [[Veracruz]] |
| {{dts|format=dmy|1961|2|1}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1961|2|1}})<br/>in [[Xalapa, Veracruz|Xalapa]], [[Veracruz]] |
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| {{Sortname|Felipe|Calderón}} |
| {{Sortname|Felipe|Calderón}} |
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|'''{{Sortname|Alfredo|Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena}}''' |
|'''{{Sortname|Alfredo|Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/alfredo-gutierrez-ortiz-mena | title=Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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|{{dts|format=dmy|1969|10|14}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1969|10|14}})<br/>in [[Cuernavaca]], [[Morelos]] |
|{{dts|format=dmy|1969|10|14}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1969|10|14}})<br/>in [[Cuernavaca]], [[Morelos]] |
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| {{Sortname|Felipe|Calderón}} |
| {{Sortname|Felipe|Calderón}} |
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| '''{{Sortname|Alberto|Pérez Dayán}}''' |
| '''{{Sortname|Alberto|Pérez Dayán}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/alberto-perez-dayan | title=Alberto Pérez Dayán | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|12|13}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1960|12|13}})<br/>in [[Mexico City]] |
| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|12|13}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1960|12|13}})<br/>in [[Mexico City]] |
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| {{Sortname|Felipe|Calderón}} |
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|'''{{Sortname|Javier|Laynez Potisek}}''' |
|'''{{Sortname|Javier|Laynez Potisek}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/javier-laynez-potisek | title=Javier Laynez Potisek | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1959|6|2}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1959|6|2}})<br/>in [[Torreón]], [[Coahuila]] |
| {{dts|format=dmy|1959|6|2}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1959|6|2}})<br/>in [[Torreón]], [[Coahuila]] |
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| {{Sortname|Enrique|Peña Nieto}} |
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|'''{{Sortname|Juan Luis|González Alcántara Carrancá}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/juan-luis-gonzalez-alcantara-carranca | title=Juan Luis González Alcántara Carrancá | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref>''' |
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|{{dts|format=dmy|1949|8|19}}<br />(age {{age nts|1949|08|19}})<br />in [[Mexico City]] |
|{{dts|format=dmy|1949|8|19}}<br />(age {{age nts|1949|08|19}})<br />in [[Mexico City]] |
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|{{Sortname|Andrés Manuel|López Obrador}} |
|{{Sortname|Andrés Manuel|López Obrador}} |
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| '''{{Sortname|Yasmín|Esquivel Mossa}}''' |
| '''{{Sortname|Yasmín|Esquivel Mossa}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministra/yasmin-esquivel-mossa | title=Yasmín Esquivel Mossa | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1963|9|15}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1963|09|15}})<br/>in [[Mexico City]] |
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| {{Sortname|Andrés Manuel|López Obrador}} |
| {{Sortname|Andrés Manuel|López Obrador}} |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|2019|3|12}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/politica/Yasmin-Esquivel-Mossa-es-elegida-nueva-ministra-de-la-SCJN-20190312-0110.html |title=Yasmín Esquivel Mossa es elegida nueva ministra de la SCJN |trans-title=Yasmín Esquivel Mossa is Elected New SCJN Minister |work=[[El Economista (Mexico)|El Economista]] |agency=Notimex |language=Spanish |date=12 March 2019 |access-date=2019-09-15}}</ref><br/>{{age in years and months|2019|03|12}} |
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| '''{{Sortname|Margarita|Ríos Farjat}}''' |
| '''{{Sortname|Margarita|Ríos Farjat}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministra/ana-margarita-rios-farjat | title=Ana Margarita Ríos Farjat | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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|{{dts|format=dmy|1973|9|13}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1973|09|13}})<br/> in [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]] |
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|{{Sortname|Andrés Manuel|López Obrador}} |
|{{Sortname|Andrés Manuel|López Obrador}} |
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| '''{{Sortname|Loretta|Ortiz Ahlf}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/loretta-ortiz-ahlf | title=Loretta Ortiz Ahlf | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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| '''{{Sortname|Lenia|Batres Guadarrama}}'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ministro/lenia-batres-guadarrama | title=Lenia Batres Guadarrama | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación }}</ref> |
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| {{dts|format=dmy|1969|08|06}}<br/>(age {{age nts|1969|08|06}})<br/>in [[Mexico City]] |
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|| {{Sortname|Andrés Manuel|López Obrador}} |
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==Presidents== |
==Presidents== |
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[[File:EPN_y_SCJN.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Meeting of the president Enrique Peña Nieto with the eleven Ministers of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation |
[[File:EPN_y_SCJN.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Meeting of the president [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] with the eleven Ministers of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation]] |
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The following persons were once Presidents of the Supreme Court under the [[Constitution of Mexico|1917 Constitution]]: |
The following persons were once Presidents of the Supreme Court under the [[Constitution of Mexico|1917 Constitution]]: |
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* 2011–2014: [[Juan N. Silva Meza]] |
* 2011–2014: [[Juan N. Silva Meza]] |
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* 2015–2018: [[Luis María Aguilar Morales]] |
* 2015–2018: [[Luis María Aguilar Morales]] |
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* 2019–2022: [[Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea]] |
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Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación | |
19°25′52.01″N 99°7′55.58″W / 19.4311139°N 99.1321056°W | |
Established | 1825 |
Jurisdiction | Mexico |
Location | Pino Suárez no. 2, Colonia Centro, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06065, Mexico City |
Coordinates | 19°25′52.01″N 99°7′55.58″W / 19.4311139°N 99.1321056°W |
Composition method | Supreme Court |
Authorized by | Constitution of Mexico |
Judge term length | 15 years |
Number of positions | 11 |
Website | https://www.scjn.gob.mx/ |
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Currently | Norma Lucía Piña Hernández |
Since | 2 January 2023 |
Mexico portal |
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Spanish: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, SCJN) is the Mexican institution serving as the country's federal high court and the spearhead organisation for the judiciary of the Mexican Federal Government. It consists of eleven magistrates, known as ministers of the court, one of whom is designated the court's president.
Judges of the SCJN are appointed for 15 years.[1] They are ratified through affirmation by the Senate from a list proposed by the President of the Republic. The ministers chosen will select from among themselves who shall be the President of the Court to serve a four-year period; any given minister may serve out more than one term as president, but may not do so consecutively.
Requirements for holding a seat on the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
- Be a natural born citizen of Mexico.
- Be no less than 35 years of age nor over 65 years of age at the time of one's appointment
- Have held a law degree for at least 10 years.
- To have a good reputation and have not have been convicted of theft, fraud, forgery, breach of trust, or any other offense which could imply a punishment of more than one year in prison.
- Not have been Director for Domestic Affairs, Chief of an Administrative Department, Attorney General of the Republic or Federal District Attorney, Senator, Member of Parliament, Governor of any State, or Chief Executive of the Federal District during the year prior to his or her appointment.
The Constitution requires that the appointment of ministers of the court should fall to those persons who have served ably, effectively and honorably in the administration of justice, or to those who have distinguished themselves by their honor, competence and professional background in the exercise of their duties.
Ministers may take leave of their posts for three reasons:
- The end of their terms
- Relinquishment, which is only allowed in serious cases, all of which must be affirmed by the President and accepted or discarded by the Senate.
- Voluntary retirement: Proceeds when the interested party requests their retirement, as long as they meet the conditions of age and seniority.
Supreme Court building
The court itself is located just off the main plaza of Mexico City on the corners of Pino Suarez and Carranza Streets. It was built between 1935 and 1941 by Mexican architect Antonio Muñoz Garcia.[2] Prior to the Conquest, this site was reserved for the ritual known as Dance of the Flyers which is still practiced today in Papantla. Hernán Cortés claimed the property after the Conquest and its ownership was in dispute during much of the colonial period with Cortes' heirs, the city government, and the Royal and Pontifical University all claiming rights. It was also the site of a very large market known as El Volador.[3]
Within the building, there are four flanks painted in 1941 by José Clemente Orozco, two of which are named The Social Labor Movement and Commonwealth. There is also a mural done by American artist George Biddle entitled "War and Peace" at the entrance to the law library.[3] The building also contains a mural by Rafael Cauduro, which "graphically illustrates the Gran Guignol of Mexican torture",[citation needed] and includes a depiction of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre as well as "a cut-away of a prison, perhaps the infamous Lecumberri Black Palace where student leaders who escaped death were jailed."[citation needed]
While this building is still the chief seat for the Supreme Court, an alternative site at Avenida Revolución was opened in 2002.[4]
Current make-up of the Supreme Court
Title | Name | Birth | Appointer | Affirmation by the Senate | Age at appt. | Elected / Length of service |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | Norma Lucía Piña Hernández[5] | 29 July 1960 (age 65) |
Enrique Peña Nieto | 79 | 63 | 10 December 2015 8 years, 9 months |
Minister | Luis María Aguilar Morales[6] | 4 November 1949 (age 74) in Mexico City |
Felipe Calderón | 91 | 60 | 1 December 2009 14 years, 9 months |
Minister | Jorge Mario Pardo Rebolledo[7] | 1 February 1961 (age 63) in Xalapa, Veracruz |
Felipe Calderón | 91 | 50 | 10 February 2011 13 years, 7 months |
Minister | Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena[8] | 14 October 1969 (age 54) in Cuernavaca, Morelos |
Felipe Calderón | 103 | 41 | 1 December 2012 11 years, 9 months |
Minister | Alberto Pérez Dayán[9] | 13 December 1960 (age 63) in Mexico City |
Felipe Calderón | 104 | 51 | 3 December 2012 11 years, 9 months |
Minister | Javier Laynez Potisek[10] | 2 June 1959 (age 65) in Torreón, Coahuila |
Enrique Peña Nieto | 81 | 56 | 10 December 2015 8 years, 9 months |
Minister | Juan Luis González Alcántara Carrancá[11] | 19 August 1949 (age 75) in Mexico City |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador | 114 | 69 | 20 December 2018 5 years, 8 months |
Minister | Yasmín Esquivel Mossa[12] | 15 September 1963 (age 60) in Mexico City |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador | 95 | 55 | 12 March 2019 5 years, 6 months |
Minister | Margarita Ríos Farjat[13] | 13 September 1973 (age 51) in Monterrey, Nuevo León |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador | 94 | 46 | 5 December 2019 4 years, 9 months |
Minister | Loretta Ortiz Ahlf[14] | 24 February 1955 (age 69) in Mexico City |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador | 92 | 66 | 12 December 2021 2 years, 9 months |
Minister | Lenia Batres Guadarrama[15] | 6 August 1969 (age 55) in Mexico City |
Andrés Manuel López Obrador | Appointed by the president of Mexico | 54 | 14 December 2023 9 months |
Presidents
The following persons were once Presidents of the Supreme Court under the 1917 Constitution:
- 1917–1919: Enrique M. del Río
- 1919–1920: Ernesto Garza Pérez
- 1920–1922: Enrique Moreno Pérez
- 1922–1923: Gustavo A. Vicencio
- 1923–1924: Francisco Modesto Ramírez
- 1924–1925: Gustavo A. Vicencio
- 1925–1927: Manuel Padilla
- 1927–1928: Francisco Díaz Lombardo
- 1928–1929: Jesús Guzmán Vaca
- 1929–1933: Julio García
- 1934: Francisco H. Ruiz
- 1934–1940: Daniel V. Valencia
- 1941–1951: Salvador Urbina
- 1952: Roque Estrada Reynoso
- 1953: Hilario Medina
- 1954: José María Ortiz Tirado
- 1955–1956: Vicente Santos Guajardo
- 1957: Hilario Medina
- 1958: Agapito Pozo Balbás
- 1959–1964: Alfonso Guzmán Neyra
- 1965–1968: Agapito Pozo Balbás
- 1969–1973: Alfonso Guzmán Neyra
- 1974–1975: Euquerio Guerrero López
- 1976: Mario G. Rebolledo Fernández
- 1977–1981: Agustín Téllez Cruces
- 1982: Mario G. Rebolledo Fernández
- 1982–1985: Jorge Iñárritu y Ramírez de Aguilar
- 1986–1990: Carlos del Río Rodríguez
- 1991–1994: Ulises Schmill Ordóñez
- 1995–1999: José Vicente Aguinaco Alemán
- 1999–2002: Genaro David Góngora Pimentel
- 2002–2006: Mariano Azuela Güitrón
- 2007–2010: Guillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia
- 2011–2014: Juan N. Silva Meza
- 2015–2018: Luis María Aguilar Morales
- 2019–2022: Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea
- 2023–incumbent: Norma Lucía Piña Hernández
References
- ^ Article 94 Mexican Constitution
- ^ Percy Alvin Martin; Ronald Hilton (1945). Who's who in Latin America: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Men and Women of Latin America. Stanford University Press.
building for the nat. supreme court, 1929 (constructed 1935-41).
- ^ a b Galindo, Carmen; Magdalena Galindo (2002). Mexico City Historic Center. Mexico City: Ediciones Nueva Guia. p. 60. ISBN 968-5437-29-7.
- ^ "¿Qué es la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación y dónde se ubica?" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
- ^ "Norma Lucía Piña Hernández | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Luis María Aguilar Morales | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Jorge Mario Pardo Rebolledo | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Alberto Pérez Dayán | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Javier Laynez Potisek | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Juan Luis González Alcántara Carrancá | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Yasmín Esquivel Mossa | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Ana Margarita Ríos Farjat | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Loretta Ortiz Ahlf | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
- ^ "Lenia Batres Guadarrama | Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación".
External links
- (in Spanish) Official site