In Mexico next year, more than 880 judges will vote...the world's first case

In Mexico, more than 880 judges have applied as candidates for next year's direct election.

"8,447 people who applied to run for judges have completed online registration," said Arturo Saldivar, head of Mexico's presidential policy office who served as Mexico's chief justice, adding that the final candidate will be selected after a qualification review.President Claudia Sheinbaum
said, "We are surprised by the size of all the candidate applications that exceeded expectations, which proves that the Mexican people are very interested," adding, "It's historic and it means complete success."

Earlier in Mexico, a constitutional amendment was made to introduce a direct system of judges to elect all judges by referendum after a parliamentary vote, reduce the number of judges, shorten the term of the Supreme Court justice, and abolish the life pension of the Supreme Court justice.

Mexico will be the first country where all judges in the judiciary are elected directly by the people, the Associated Press reported.

To register as a candidate for the judicial election, you need a law degree, a certain level of credit, more than five years of professional experience, and more than five recommendations.

Earlier, Mexico's Senate selected a court site to hold next year's election by random lottery, while the rest of the regional judges will be elected through elections around 2027, local daily Eluniversal reported.

Government and ruling party supporters expect judges elected in a direct election to reduce corruption and inefficiency within the judiciary.

On the other hand, opponents, including court staff and jurists, fear the ruling would undermine fairness, being swayed by public opinion, the ruling party and the influence of the financially mobilized cartels.

As a result of these changes, judges are more likely to interpret the law biased against the government in lawsuits against the Mexican government in the future, which is expected to pose a risk to foreign companies, including South Korea.