Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal warns corrupt judges of jail time

The Judicial Disciplinary Tribunal ( TDJ ), headed by Judge Celia Maya , was established this Tuesday with the warning that "corrupt judges" will go to jail and receive severe punishments .

The solemn installation session of the new judicial body took place at the headquarters of the former Judiciary; during the ceremony, Judge Rufino H. León Tovar stated that they seek " the application of the law above privileges; we will imprison corrupt judges and impose severe sanctions on those who delay justice ."

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The judge called for the dispelling of "the idea that only those with power and money have access to justice. The time has come to pay Mexicans a historic debt of justice."

Celia Maya , president of the Disciplinary Tribunal, said that “ illegal conduct should not be tolerated; it is unacceptable that there are bad judges .”

He added that "we will ensure the proper functioning of the judiciary, raise its efficiency levels, and punish those found responsible."

Maya said that the Court, which replaces the Judiciary, "has the challenge of breaking the inertia. We trust that the Judiciary's staff will be its main ally."

He called on judicial employees to work together to demonstrate to "unbelievers both within and outside our borders that judicial reform is pertinent and successful, based on the position assigned to us by the majority will of the people."

For his part, Judge Bernardo Bátiz asserted that the judiciary had become "a kind of judicial aristocracy, but it lacked strict rules; that's over. Judicial reform was a revolution ."

He considered that "we are not going to be the Inquisition or persecutors of friends and enemies."

He added, "We're going to ensure good conduct. The good conduct of the judges, that they treat the staff who report to them well; that they treat the citizens who come to them for justice well. We're going to take good care of their fortune—and this is very important. We're constantly asking what they have, how they did it."

For her part, Judge Eva Verónica de Gyvés focused on the fact that the austerity law was not applied to the judiciary because those changes were opposed from within the courts and tribunals, which will be reviewed.

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"The members of the Court will adhere to the demands of the public: austerity and hard work." He stated that they will make the necessary decisions to remove the negative impression and image of the Judiciary.

"Judges who do not support the reform will not be prosecuted, but they will be monitored to ensure they do not deviate from the law."

Judge Indira Isabel García emphasized that "this Court will also not be wasteful; it will be a court with austere spending through austere, effective, and efficient composition , but above all, firm in its decisions, to end nepotism and corruption."