Claudia Valle and Gilberto de Guzmán would be part of the Superior Chamber at TEPJF

With more than 99% of the votes counted, Claudia Valle Aguilasocho and Gilberto de Guzmán Bátiz García are poised to become the next judges to serve on the Superior Chamber of the Federal Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF).

During the recent elections on June 1, in addition to the new members of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), citizens had the task of electing the two remaining members of the Superior Chamber of the TEPJF, as well as the 15 electoral magistrates who will make up the five Regional Chambers.

With almost all the polling stations in the electoral process counted, and with more than 4 million votes (15.9% of the vote), Claudia Valle Aguilasocho is poised to fill the vacancy reserved for a woman in the Superior Chamber.

Valle Aguilasocho, who is currently the presiding judge of the Monterrey Regional Chamber, stands out as the only candidate for magistrate nominated by the three branches of the Union for Sunday's election.

In addition to being called in July 2024 to temporarily join the Superior Chamber to participate in the qualification and validation process for the 2024 presidential election, which was won by Claudia Sheinbaum.

While Bátiz García, with more than 4.6 million votes (18% of the vote), would fill the vacancy reserved for a man in the highest electoral authority.

Bátiz García currently serves as an electoral magistrate for the Electoral Tribunal of the State of Chiapas, and was elected to the Judiciary through a nomination by the Executive Branch.

Regional Chambers

As part of the judicial reform, the five regional chambers of the TEPJF were ordered to hold popular elections to elect the three new judges who will serve in each chamber: two women and one man.

As of Thursday night, with 94% of the votes counted, the full composition of the five regional chambers—that is, the 15 candidates with the most votes—was emerging.

In Regional Chamber Number One, headquartered in Guadalajara, the women are represented by Rebeca Barrera Amador, with 9.6% of the vote, and Irina Graciela Cervantes Bravo, with 7.6%. Sergio Arturo Guerrero Olvera, on the male side, is the candidate with 7.5% of the vote.

In Regional Chamber number two, based in Monterrey, the following are placed: Maria Guadalupe Vazquez Orozco, with 8.2% of the vote, María Dolores López Lozano, with 7.3%, and Ernesto Camacho Ochoa, with 7% of the vote.

In Regional Chamber number three, based in Xalapa, it is headed by Roselia Bustillo Marín, with 14%, Eva Barrientos Zepeda, with 13% and José Antonio Troncoso Ávila, with 11.3% of the votes.

Meanwhile, in Regional Chamber Number Four, based in Mexico City, the leading candidates are: María Cecilia Guevara y Herrera, with 12.5% ​​of the votes; Ixel Mendoza Aragón, with 9.7%; and José Luis Ceballos Daza, with 10.2% of the votes in this regional election.

Finally, in Regional Chamber number five, headquartered in Toluca, the candidates who are positioned as possible winners are: Nereida Berenice Ávalos Vázquez, with 8.9% of the votes; Marcela Elena Fernández Domínguez, with 7.2% of the vote; and Omar Hernández Esquivel, who accounts for 5.2% of the votes.