James Wagner

Mexico City, Mexico, New York

Sports Journalist at The New York Times International

An international correspondent for The New York Times. Covering news, sports & culture in Latin America. A Nicaraguan-American who loves music, travel & food.

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Articles

Mexico's Supreme Court Likely to Be Dominated by the Governing Morena

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega |James Wagner

Mexico's Judicial Election In a divisive and far-reaching election pushed by the governing Morena party, Mexicans voted for thousands of judges at every level on Sunday, remaking the courts. Mexico's governing Morena party looked poised to dominate the Supreme Court on Tuesday, moving closer to controlling the third branch of government, according to early results in the country's divisive, first-ever election to overhaul the courts at every level.
Low Turnout in Mexico's Judicial Election Fuels Legitimacy Concerns

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega |James Wagner |Simon Romero

Nearly 90 percent of voters did not cast ballots on Sunday, one of the lowest turnouts in any federal election since Mexico became a democracy. Mexico's sweeping reorganization of its judicial system got off to a rocky start. The nationwide election of thousands of judges over the weekend was marked by an exceptionally high level of abstention, with nearly 90 percent of voters opting not to take part.
MÃ©xico vota en las primeras elecciones del poder judicial en su historia

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega |Simon Romero |James Wagner

Los mexicanos eligieron el domingo a los nueve miembros de la Suprema Corte, junto con más de 2600 jueces y magistrados. Los votantes de todo México acudieron a las urnas el domingo para elegir a miles de jueces, desde los tribunales locales hasta la Suprema Corte, impulsando una de las modificaciones judiciales de mayor alcance jamás intentadas por una democracia grande.
Mexico Votes in Sprawling, First-Ever Judiciary Election

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega |Simon Romero |James Wagner

Mexico's Judicial Election Voters were choosing the nine members of the Supreme Court on Sunday, along with more than 2,600 other judges and magistrates. Voters across Mexico went to the polls on Sunday to elect thousands of judges, from the local level to the Supreme Court, pressing ahead with one of the most far-reaching judicial overhauls ever attempted by a large democracy.
Mexico's Judicial Election Is Today, but Voters Face Long and Complex Ballots

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | James Wagner |Gray Beltran

The plan is simple. Mexicans will vote on Sunday to elect judges across the country, in a vast overhaul that reaches from the Supreme Court to every level of the justice system. The execution, however, can boggle the mind. Voters are expected to choose nearly 2,700 judicial positions out of 7,800 candidates across federal and state elections, a huge undertaking whose complexity can be seen in the dizzying variety of color codings, candidate groupings and types of ballots that will be handed out.
Judicial candidates try TikTok and Tinder in Mexico’s sprawling elections

4 weeks ago | thenewstribune.com | James Wagner

FILE -- Demonstrators outside the Senate in Mexico City, protesting legislation that would dramatically revamp Mexico’s judiciary, Sept. 10, 2024. People accused of cartel connections and serious crime are on the ballot in Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, June 1, 2025, fueling fears that organized crime could exert its influence in the vote. (Marian Carrasquero/The New York Times)..
Judicial Candidates Try TikTok and Tinder in Mexico's Sprawling Elections

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | James Wagner

For the first time, Mexico will elect judges nationwide, from the highest to the lowest courts. Campaign restrictions pushed many candidates to campaign on social media, sometimes in divisive ways. They weren't allowed to buy ads on television, radio, billboards or online. Mexico barred them from public funding or receiving campaign contributions. National debates were difficult, if not impossible, to mount. So people running to be judges across Mexico were largely left with social media.
What to Know About the Mexican Navy Ship That Crashed Into the Brooklyn Bridge

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Emiliano Rodríguez Mega |James Wagner

The ship ARM Cuauhtémoc - with 277 people on board, including 175 naval cadets - was on a good-will tour throughout the world. Two crew members aboard a Mexican Navy sailing ship died on Saturday night when the vessel drifted into the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge, smashing its masts and rigging. The ship ARM Cuauhtémoc - with 277 people on board, including 175 naval cadets - was on a good-will tour throughout the world, which included a stop in New York.
At Mexico’s 2 legal gun shops, a conflicted view of firearms is on display

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | James Wagner

MEXICO CITY — For ammunition, some customers came from two hours away. For handguns, a group of police officers rented a van and made an eight-hour trek. For a precision rifle, an insurance worker drove nine hours overnight. There are only two legal gun stores in all of Mexico -- making them destinations for customers from every corner of the country and an embodiment of Mexico’s conflicted relationship with firearms.
At Mexico’s 2 Legal Gun Shops, a Conflicted View of Firearms Is on Display

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | James Wagner |Alejandro Cegarra

Share For ammunition, some customers came from two hours away. For handguns, a group of police officers rented a van and made an eight-hour trek.