The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), the Judicial Administration Body (OAJ) and the unions of the Federal Judicial Branch agreed on November 7, 2026 to modify the new career personnel evaluation scheme so that it has no punitive effects and does not lead to removal from office, according to El Financiero.

The conflict arose after the OAJ published General Agreement AG-POAJ-025/2026 on November 5 in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which established exams for secretaries, court officers and judicial officers, among other categories. Workers expressed concern about stability, seniority and permanence in their posts. On Friday, November 6, they held a national strike with the closure of facilities and blockades on Mexico City roads, as reported by El Universal. For the Mexican community that turns to courts and tribunals, the interruption of work affects procedures, hearings and deadlines that were already underway.

In the agreement, the parties defined three changes to the mechanism: extraordinary evaluations that could be requested by the heads of jurisdictional bodies are eliminated; the percentages of criteria that involve some factor of subjectivity are modified; and it is established that the tests seek to strengthen efficiency, effectiveness and quality in the administration of justice. The substantive modifications to the General Agreement will be published soon in the DOF. The presiding minister of the SCJN, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz, held separate meetings with Jesús Gilberto González Pimentel, general secretary of the Union of Workers of the Federal Judicial Branch, and with Juan Alberto Prado Gómez, of the National Union for Renewal in the Service of Federal Judicial Branch Workers. Permanent working groups will also be set up.

The Court reported that all jurisdictional bodies will operate normally on Monday, November 9, while the modifications are published in the DOF. The next point to monitor is the working groups between the unions and the OAJ, on which the final text of the General Agreement depends.

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