Overview
- A federal judge in Reynosa ordered former judge Juan Fernando Alvarado López to stand trial in criminal case 45/2026 for a crime against the administration of justice, and he will remain free during the process.
- The prosecution centers on 2024 rulings, including amparo 417/2024, that granted suspensions to Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca, kept his candidate registration, and ran against an active arrest order on allegations such as organized crime and illicit funds.
- Federal prosecutors submitted evidence that drew on a February ruling by the Judicial Discipline Tribunal, which barred Alvarado for one year for serious misconduct tied to the same case.
- An amparo in Mexico is a constitutional injunction that can pause an arrest or official action while a judge reviews a claim of rights violations.
- La Jornada reports this is the first case in the current Federal Judiciary where a judge moves from disciplinary sanction to a criminal process for this offense.