Mexican ex‑judges demand overdue pensions, seek government mediation

More than 200 retired district judges and circuit magistrates protested in Mexico City, demanding payment of an estimated 600‑700 million pesos in pension arrears and an extraordinary indemnity guaranteed by the 2024 judicial reform. The judges, dressed in black robes, marched from the Monument to the Revolution to the Senate and then to the Secretariat of the Interior (Segob), where they were received by officials including Segob head Tonatiuh Ramírez.

Segob offered to mediate the dispute with the Judicial Administration Office (OAJ). In a 40‑minute meeting the former judges presented their demands for the supplemental pension and the three‑month extraordinary indemnity stipulated in Article X of the Constitution. Segob pledged to contact OAJ president Néstor Vargas Solano and promised a response within 15 days. The judges also filed a request for a dialogue table with President Claudia Sheinbaum, warning that existing amparo lawsuits have been dismissed.

The protests highlight financial strain on the judiciary following the reform, which restricts retired judges from seeking other employment for several years and obliges the state to provide additional compensation.