Hugo Aguilar Ortiz was born on April 1, 1973 and is a Mexican lawyer of Mixtec heritage. A native of the state of Oaxaca, he became President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation following the 2025 Mexican judicial elections held on June 1, 2025.
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RolePresident of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation of Mexico since 1 September 2025, elected in Mexico's first judicial election of 1 June 2025 with the highest vote count among 64 candidates for the Supreme Court 1 Nationality / JurisdictionMexico; indigenous rights law, Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation 1 BirthplaceVilla Guadalupe Victoria, San Miguel El Grande, Oaxaca, Mexico 1 Classification
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Hugo Aguilar Ortiz (born 1 April 1973) is a Mexican lawyer of Mixtec heritage. A native of the state of Oaxaca, he is the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation after the 2025 Mexican judicial elections of 1 June 2025.
opening sentence, birth year
Hugo Aguilar Ortiz (born 1 April 1973) is a Mexican lawyer of Mixtec heritage. A native of the state of Oaxaca, he is the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation after the 2025 Mexican judicial elections of 1 June 2025.
Professional career section, birthplace sentence
Hugo Aguilar Ortiz was born in Villa Guadalupe Victoria, in the Oaxacan municipality of San Miguel El Grande, in 1973.
opening sentence, nationality
Hugo Aguilar Ortiz (born 1 April 1973) is a Mexican lawyer of Mixtec heritage. A native of the state of Oaxaca, he is the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation after the 2025 Mexican judicial elections of 1 June 2025.
Professional career section, election sentence
Aguilar Ortiz was nominated by the federal executive to contend in the judicial elections held on 1 June 2025. He received the highest number of votes cast among the 64 candidates competing for seats on the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) and became the Supreme Court's next president (chief justice), replacing Norma Piña Hernández.
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is a Mexican lawyer of Mixtec heritage
Member Of: Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Mexico), Wikipedia lead paragraph
A native of the state of Oaxaca, he is the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation after the 2025 Mexican judicial elections
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