In Mexico, nine newly elected Supreme Court justices received their certificates of victory following the country’s first-ever judicial elections in May. The incoming head of the Supreme Court is Hugo ...

The era of when our word, our requests, and even our mere presence were cause for ridicule and discrimination is now behind ...

An Indigenous leader with rebel ties has been elected President of Mexico's Supreme Court. Who is Hugo Aguilar and why is he ...

The first supreme court chief justice elected democratically on Earth is Hugo Aguilar, a noted indigenous rights defender.

Mexico's new chief justice will be sworn in on September 1 after Hugo Aguilar Ortiz won the most votes in the June 1 judicial ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In his campaign for Mexico’s Supreme Court, Hugo Aguilar sent a simple message: He would be the one to finally give Indigenous Mexicans a voice at one of the highest levels of ...

According to the National Electoral Institute (INE), Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, a Mixtec lawyer from Oaxaca, received the most votes among more than 60 candidates, securing 6.1 million votes or 5.3 ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In his campaign for Mexico’s Supreme Court, Hugo Aguilar sent a simple message: He would be the one to finally give Indigenous Mexicans a voice at one of the highest levels ...

Aguilar, a constitutional law specialist, is now one of the highest profile Indigenous leaders in Latin America. During his campaign, he proclaimed "it's our turn" and denounced the "exclusion and ...