**Senate Commissions Approve Judicial Reform with “4T” Votes**
In a notable political development, the Senate’s united commissions on Constitutional Points and Legislative Studies, presided over by Ernestina Godoy Ramos and Minerva Citlalli Hernández Mora respectively, have approved the judicial reform for the Federal Judicial Branch (PJF) in general terms. The decision was met with 25 votes in favor and 12 against.
Breaking down the votes, the Constitutional Points Commission saw a support of 12 votes versus 6 against, while the Legislative Studies Commission recorded 13 votes in favor and 6 dissenting. Following this, the Senators were set to discuss the reserved articles.
The affirmative votes came from members of the parliamentary groups of Morena, the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM), and the Labor Party (PT), collectively known as the “Fourth Transformation” or “4T”. The dissenting votes were cast by members of the National Action Party (PAN), Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), and Citizen’s Movement (MC).
Ernestina Godoy Ramos and Minerva Citlalli Hernández Mora, from Morena in the Senate, were elected as Presidents of the Constitutional Points and Legislative Studies Commissions, respectively, on September 3, 2024. These appointments were made by the Republic’s President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. Godoy Ramos is set to head the Federal Executive’s Legal Counsel, and Hernández Mora will lead the newly created Ministry of Women, both starting on October 1, 2024.
Hernández Mora has been serving as the General Secretary of Morena’s National Executive Committee since October 28, 2020, while Godoy Ramos was the head of the General Prosecutor of Justice of Mexico City from January 10, 2020, to January 9, 2024.
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**Secondary Article: Public Reaction to Judicial Reform**
Amid the Senate’s decision to advance the judicial reform, public sentiment remains divided. Recent marches have seen thousands rallying both in support of and against the reform. The Catholic Church has notably voiced concern over the rapid progression of the reforms under the “Fourth Transformation”, urging a more deliberate approach.
Further insights into the reform reveal that Deputy President Piña has presented the initiative with assurances that it can be approved in the Senate with 85 votes. Meanwhile, public debates and commentary continue to highlight the diverse perspectives surrounding the potential impacts of the judicial changes.
Stay tuned with TJGringo.com for more updates on this evolving story and more in-depth analysis on the judicial reform and its ramifications for the Federal Judicial Branch.