Maria Verza

3 weeks ago | argus-press.com | Megan Janetsky |Maria Verza

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's ruling Morena party is poised to control the country's Supreme Court, vote tallies of the country's first judicial election indicated Tuesday, inching the party closer toward a grip on all three branches of government. Votes were still being counted for the majority of the 2,600 federal, state and local judge positions up for grabs in Sunday’s elections, but results neared completion for the nine Supreme Court positions.

3 weeks ago | kstp.com | Megan Janetsky |Maria Verza

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In his campaign for Mexico’s Supreme Court, Hugo Aguilar sent a simple message: He would be the one to finally give Indigenous Mexicans a voice at one of the highest levels of government. Now, the 52-year-old Aguilar, a lawyer from the Mixtec people in Mexico’s southern Oaxaca state, will be the first Indigenous Supreme Court justice in nearly 170 years in the Latin American nation, according to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. He could lead the high court.

3 weeks ago | apnews.com | Maria Verza |Megan Janetsky

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Durante su campaña para llegar a la Suprema Corte de Justicia de México, Hugo Aguilar lanzó un mensaje sencillo: “Ya nos toca a los pueblos indígenas ocupar un espacio importante en las instancias de toma de decisión de este país”.

3 weeks ago | thecanadianpressnews.ca | Megan Janetsky |Maria Verza

MEXICO CITY (AP) - In his campaign for Mexico's Supreme Court, Hugo Aguilar sent a simple message: He would be the one to finally give Indigenous Mexicans a voice at one of the highest levels of government. "It's our turn as Indigenous people ... to make decisions in this country," he said in the lead up to Sunday's first judicial elections in Mexican history.

3 weeks ago | houstonchronicle.com | Megan Janetsky |Maria Verza

A voter casts their ballot in Mexico's first judicial elections, in Mexico City, Sunday, June 1, 2025. Marco Ugarte/APMEXICO CITY (AP) — In his campaign for Mexico's Supreme Court, Hugo Aguilar sent a simple message: He would be the one to finally give Indigenous Mexicans a voice at one of the highest levels of government. “It's our turn as Indigenous people ... to make decisions in this country,” he said in the lead up to Sunday's first judicial elections in Mexican history.