Overview
- In a plenary majority, the Court validated the second transitory article’s sections 2 and 3 of Chihuahua’s judicial reform, dismissing action of unconstitutionality 43/2025 filed by state legislators who alleged a privileged regime.
- Minister Arístides Guerrero García’s opinion concluded the benefits align with the 2024 federal reform’s directive to respect judicial workers’ rights and with principles of responsible public spending.
- The scheme was described as an economic bridge to prevent abrupt loss of income for judges who were removed or did not compete in the first popular judicial election.
- Indemnities are calculated by years of service and financed through state budget appropriations, while complementary pensions apply to those who had already met retirement requirements, including a 50% top‑up cited in the local rules.
- Minister Lenia Batres dissented, calling the benefits an unjustified privilege, and Chief Justice Hugo Aguilar Ortiz warned of potential inequities; the ruling applies only to Chihuahua and does not extend to other states.