In 2025, Mexico elected its judges by popular vote. Expansión reported that candidates needed “por lo menos ocho de calificación en la Licenciatura en Derecho” (a grade of at least eight in the law degree) and a “calificación mínima de nueve en la especialidad a la que se postularon” (a minimum grade of nine in the specialization for which they ran).
“Sí, es un requisito establecido en la Constitución” (Yes, it is a requirement set in the Constitution), said the electoral councilor Carla Humphrey. In June 2025, the INE, the electoral institute, excluded five elected judges who had not reached the required average.