# Mexico City judicial and legal services status > Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mexico-city-judicial-and-legal-services-status > Updated: 2026-11-08T09:21:42.000Z. Sources: 60. Developments: 3. Mexico City officials reported significant milestones in legal and identity services for the period between October 2025 and September 2026. Legal Counsel Eréndira Cruzvillegas Fuentes stated that the city provided over 89,000 criminal legal consultations, assumed more than 39,000 public defenses, and provided approximately 30,000 consultations regarding civil, family, and real estate matters. Additionally, the Civil Registry issued over 1.15 million certified documents and 368 birth certificates aligned with gender identity. In November 2026, the judicial system experienced a disruption when a contingency at the Judicial Power Data Center prevented civil and family court users from accessing case files for two consecutive days. Following the publication of a new assessment process for judicial career personnel on November 5, workers of the Federal Judiciary (PJF) initiated a national strike on November 6, 2026. The strike affected at least 17 states, resulting in the closure of approximately 40 judicial buildings. Protesters argued that the new evaluation criteria are subjective and threaten job stability. By November 8, the Judicial Administration Organ (OAJ) officially abrogated General Agreement AG-POAJ-025/2026. This decision followed negotiations on November 7 between the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, and leaders from three judicial unions. The repeal aims to address concerns regarding punitive measures and subjective metrics. While diagnostic evaluations for November and December were canceled, an extraordinary exam will be created for those who failed previous binding evaluations. Despite the repeal, labor disruptions persist in Mexico City, Toluca, Querétaro, Monterrey, and Hermosillo, as workers demand that formal changes be published in the Official Gazette of the Federation before resuming activities. ## Claims - The strike affects at least 17 states in Mexico. (reported by 10 sources) - The OAJ will apply a 4.5 percent salary increase to levels 12 through 34 in November. (reported by 1 source) - The protest affected at least 40 locations across 23 states. (reported by 1 source) - Workers of the Federal Judiciary (PJF) have initiated a national strike. (reported by 31 sources) - The protest is against new performance evaluation rules published in the Official Gazette on November 5. (reported by 21 sources) - The SCJN, OAJ, and judicial unions reached an agreement to reform the performance evaluation process. (reported by 12 sources) - The first round of evaluations is scheduled for December 2026. (reported by 11 sources) - The power to request extraordinary evaluations from judicial heads will be eliminated. (reported by 11 sources) - Technical knowledge accounts for 40 percent of the evaluation score. (reported by 10 sources) - The original evaluation agreement was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation on November 5. (reported by 10 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-11-08: Mexico Judicial Administration Organ abrogates performance evaluation agreement Mexico's Judicial Administration Organ (OAJ) has repealed a controversial performance evaluation agreement for federal judicial staff following widespread national protests and work stoppages. 17 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/judicial-power-workers-in-mexico-protest-evaluation-reforms ### 2026-11-06: Mexico Judicial Workers Reach Agreement to Reform Performance Evaluations Mexico's Supreme Court and judicial unions agreed to reform performance evaluations, removing punitive measures and potential dismissals following a national strike by judicial workers. 50 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexico-city-judicial-system-faces-data-center-outage ### 2026-10-31: Mexico City reports legal services and identity document milestones Mexico City's Legal Counsel reported over 89,000 criminal legal consultations and 39,000 public defenses between October 2025 and September 2026. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mexico-city-reports-legal-services-and-identity-document-milestones --- Cite as: Mexico City judicial and legal services status. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/mexico-city-judicial-and-legal-services-status