Legislators from all parties applaud the election of Lucía Piña as head of the Court

Enrique Mendez and Victor Ballinas

Newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, January 3, 2023, p. 7

The leaders of the opposition parties and Morena, as well as their respective benches in the Chambers of Deputies and Senators, celebrated the election of Norma Lucía Piña Hernández as president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), with messages in which They highlighted the consolidation of the independence and autonomy of the country’s highest court.

While the presidents of the PRI, Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, and of the PAN, Marko Cortés, indicated, separately, that this reaffirms the independence of the Court and preserves the constitutional order, the leader of Morena, Mario Delgado, attributed the decision from the ministers to another sign of transformation from the country.

Alejandro Moreno pointed out that in the election of Minister Piña Hernández, the ministers they chose not only to preserve, but also to strengthen the independence of one of the powers of the Union, which will result in the strengthening of its work as guarantor of the Constitution and human rights.

She stressed that not only is she the first woman to lead the Court, but her role will be decisive for the preservation of the constitutional order and the institutions of the country.

The coordinator for the defense of the state of Mexico of the PRI, Alejandra del Moral, said that for the first time a woman will preside over the court news of great pleasure and pride. I wish you all the success in this great challenge, there is no doubt that today is the time of women.

In turn, the bench of the tricolor in the Chamber of Deputies stated that with Minister Piña Hernández, the SCJN will be characterized by its autonomy and always in search of clear justice, in addition to safeguarding their independence. The spokeswoman for the PRI CEN, Paloma Sánchez, said that the election was a victory for women and democracybut also society fought and managed to overcome the corruption, cynicism and influentialism of Morena.

The coordinator of the deputies of Morena, Ignacio Mier, expressed: The fact that it is a woman who heads the Judiciary for the first time stands out. Congratulations to her for justice and equality in Mexico. successes. He later expressed his confidence that the full Court help you, facilitate your transit to guarantee impartiality and promptness in justice in Mexico.

In turn, the PRD coordinator, Luis Espinosa, stated that Minister Yasmín Esquivel Mossa should resign due to the alleged plagiarism of her undergraduate thesis.

In the Senate, the coordinators of the PAN, PRD and MC congratulated themselves because, for the first time, a woman was elected as president of the Court and, in separate messages, stressed that in addition a powerful sign of independence is given.

The president of the board of directors, Alejandro Armenta Mier (Morena), congratulated Minister Piña on her election, and even wished her the greatest success in this task in favor of justice and equality.

Commitment to legality

Julen Rementería, coordinator of the PAN, wrote on Twitter: Congratulations to Minister Piña Hernández for her election as President of the SCJN. We hope that her actions will be characterized by her commitment to legality, impartiality and autonomy..

Clemente Castañeda, coordinator of MC, noted, also in a tweet: The election of Piña Hernández as president of the SCJN is good news, not only because she is the first woman to preside over it, but because her career and independence speak for her. What better way to kick off 2023 than by celebrating the balance of power.

Miguel Ángel Mancera, coordinator of the PRD, stressed that for the first time a woman will preside over the Judiciary of the Federation; he also wished him much success and stressed that the Court must continue to be a guarantor of the rule of law.