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8 of 11 members of Mexico’s Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul (apnews.com)

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Supreme Court President Norma Piña and seven others submitted letters Tuesday and Wednesday stating they would leave their posts rather than compete in judicial elections scheduled for next June.

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[–] 1stTime4MeInMCU@mander.xyz 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Or a vote of retention like Colorado does. Governor appoints the judges but voters must retain them or new judges must be appointed. Kind of strikes a balance between overtly campaigning judges and more democratic influence on the judiciary

[–] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That actually does sound better. Voter assessment of actions in office, not influence of who gets into office (e.g. I don't think I'm qualified to pick a Supreme Court judge). It serves as a check and balance on situations like we see today where the SCOTUS is destroying public trust in the justice system.