The Citizen Movement Parliamentary Group, coordinated by Deputy Jorge Álvarez Máynez, also celebrated the appointment of Minister Norma Lucía Piña Hernández.
“We celebrate the fact that it is the first time in history that a woman assumes this position and we recognize the determination to break what seemed like an inaccessible glass ceiling, as she indicated when assuming the commitment to represent women from this space” he said in a statement.
The minister has also received congratulatory messages from some senators such as Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Emilio Alvarez Icaza, Margarita Zavala and Miguel Ángel Mancera.
The @SCJN gave a powerful sign of independence. The president is Minister Norma Lucia Piña Hernández.
Congratulations.
— Emilio Álvarez Icaza Longoria (@EmilioAlvarezI)
January 2, 2023
I congratulate Minister Norma Lucía Piña Hernández, who has been elected as the new president of the @SCJNthus becoming the first woman to preside over the highest court of justice in Mexico.
— Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong (@osoriochong)
January 2, 2023
I congratulate Minister Norma Piña Hernández on her election as President of the @SCJN. It is already historic that she is the first woman in charge of that responsibility.
— Claudia Ruiz Massieu (@ruizmassieu)
January 2, 2023
Justice Norma Lucía Piña Hernández is the first woman president of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. Congratulations. Let it be for the good of Mexico
—Margarita Zavala (@Mzavalagc)
January 2, 2023
Some organizations like Green Tide Mexico, 50+1, Designations, United Mexico and Citizen Power MX They have also recognized the appointment of Piña Hérnandez as a historical fact, for being the first woman to hold the position and being a sign of the autonomy of the SCJN.
Minister Norma Lucia Piña is the new President of the @scjnmexico and the CJF.
The first female president in the history of Mexico.
Congratulations Madam President! ? pic.twitter.com/fX7AJRbSZ6– Green Tide Mexico (@MareaVerdeMex)
January 2, 2023
In this sense, other figures such as the president of the General Council of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Loronzo Córdova, stressed that the independence of the Federal Judiciary will be important for the preservation of the constitutional order and for the future of democracy.
“It is great news for all of us to have a woman (professional and independent), for the first time in history, at the helm of the @SCJN,” he posted on Twitter.
I salute the appointment of Minister Norma Piña as President of the SCJN. The independence of the Federal Judiciary will be extremely important for the preservation of the constitutional order and for the future of our democracy.
— Lorenzo Córdova V. (@lorenzocordovav)
January 2, 2023
Minister Yasmin Esquivel Mossa, who also aspired to occupy the presidency of the SCJN, also expressed her appreciation and congratulations to Minister Piña Hernández.
Historic day, the plenary session of the @SCJN elected the first woman, Minister Norma Lucía Piña Hernández to preside over the @SCJN.
I’m sure he will do a great job. I wish you every success for a Mexico of Justice for all.
Congratulations Minister President.
— Yasmin Esquivel Mossa (@YasminEsquivel_)
January 2, 2023
The retired senator and minister Olga Sánchez Cordero also expressed her appreciation to the new president of the SCJN, at the same time that she wished her success in her management.
The Plenary of the @scjn elected, for the first time, a woman to preside over it. My appreciation to Minister Norma Piña and her outstanding judicial career. All the success in managing her against the @scjn and the @cjf_mx.
It is time for human rights and it is time for women. pic.twitter.com/rCC0Oavufk— Olga Sánchez Cordero (@M_OlgaSCordero)
January 2, 2023
In the first round of voting in the SCJN, Minister Norma Piña obtained three votes, while the other four candidates tied with two votes.
In the second round, Minister Yasmín Esquivel was eliminated, with only one vote, amid the scandal over the alleged plagiarism of her thesis.
The contest was defined between Piña and Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, but until the third round, in which the result was given in favor of Norma Lucía Piña Hernández.
His period will be from January 2, 2023 to December 31, 2026.
