Fabiola Martinez
Newspaper La Jornada
Sunday February 5, 2023, p. 4
In five of the six regional chambers of the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (TEPJF) since March last year, the appointment of one of its members is pending.
Vacancies on election tribunals, whether at the state or federal level, are usually filled by the most experienced Study and Account clerk, who does all the trial work, but is only acting magistrates
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The Constitution indicates that the magistrates in this area are proposed by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation and ratified by two thirds of the Senate. The integration of the rooms will be staggered.
Although the Superior Chamber of this highest electoral court in the country is complete, whose decisions are final and unappealable, on October 31 the administration of two of its members concludes: José Luis Vargas and Indalfer Infante Gonzales; that is, already with the federal electoral process 2023-2024 underway.
The seven magistrates of this room began their management period on November 4, 2016.
Thus, the current presiding magistrate, Reyes Rodríguez Mondragón, concludes on October 31, 2024, just after the TEPJF classifies the election of President of the Republic. His term will also end that day Felipe Alfredo Fuentes Barrera.
Felipe de la Mata ends in October, but in 2025, like Janine Otálora Malassis and Mónica Aralí Soto Fregoso.
the day published yesterday that despite the elections being at hand, 17 state electoral tribunals operate incompletely, a lag that began two years ago. Senators are trying to reach agreements to appoint 22 judges.
In the case of the TEPJF, dependent on the Judiciary, the regional chambers, one per constituency, are located in Guadalajara, Monterrey, Xalapa, Mexico City, and Toluca; meanwhile, the Specialized Chamber has completed its three magistracies.
