The Council convened a working table with the Dialogue Committee of the National Association of Circuit Magistrates and District Judges of the Judicial Branch of the Federation (JUFED).
The Mexican Association of Women Judges and Magistrates, the Secretary General of the National Union for the Renewal of Workers in the Judicial Branch of the Federation, and the College of Secretaries and Clerks of the Federal Judiciary are also invited to the meeting, which will take place next Friday, September 20.
The decision to end the strike was voted against by the Minister President Norma Lucía Piña Hernández and the Councilor Lilia Mónica López Benítez.
Mexico’s judicial reform officially came into effect after the text of the constitutional changes was published in the Official Gazette on Sunday, marking the final step in the restructuring of the country’s courts.
The reform will move the country from a system of appointed judges to one that allows voters to elect them.
The constitutional changes were championed by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and approved by his allies in Congress and a majority of state legislatures earlier this month, marking a significant legislative victory in his final weeks in office.
López Obrador, who often clashed with judges, argued that reform was necessary to better serve the interests of ordinary citizens.
Critics warn that the election of judges will end the political independence of the judiciary and undermine investor confidence in Mexico.
The publication of the constitutional reform in the Government’s official journal marks the beginning of the preparation process for the first judicial elections.
-With information from the Reuters agency.
