Mexico: Courts and tribunals will resume work on September 23 after a work stoppage began on August 21 in response to the Judicial Branch Reform. Here’s what employers doing business in Mexico need to know about this development.
Key Takeaways
The Federal Judiciary Council (CJF), the administrative body of the Judiciary, approved the courts and tribunals to resume activities on Monday, after almost a month of work stoppage in protest of the Judiciary Reform promoted by the President of the Republic, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
According to the CJF, the decision to resume work was approved by majority, with five votes in favor, and votes against by the Minister President Norma Lucía Piña Hernández and the Counselor Lilia Mónica López Benítez.
Since the beginning of the work stoppage, only those cases considered urgent, such as health cases and criminal trials, have been attended to.
The CJF convened a dialogue with the Association of Judges and District Magistrates of the Judicial Branch of the Federation (JUFED), the Mexican Association of Judges A.C., and union representatives of the Judiciary, as well as the College of Secretaries and Actuaries of the Federal Judiciary A.C., to discuss the key points of the Judicial Branch Reform.
Judicial Branch workers expressed their disagreement with the CFJ, noting that they were not consulted regarding the resolution to end the work stoppage.
For its part, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation resumed work on September 17. In a private session, the ministers agreed that the Supreme Court will be in charge of reviewing adjustments to the implementation of the Judicial Reform.
