Mexico’s Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) voted in a marathon session on 21 August to validate the recent election of Supreme Court justices, rejecting motions that sought to annul the process. The majority bloc—formed by tribunal president Mónica Soto and magistrates Felipe de la Mata and Felipe Fuentes—concluded that the evidence presented, including allegations that voting was influenced by the distribution of ‘acordeón’ cheat sheets, was insufficient to overturn the results. Dissenting magistrates Reyes Rodríguez Mondragón and Janine Otálora had argued for annulment. The ruling clears the way for the new ministers to be sworn in on 1 September, a cornerstone of the broader judicial overhaul promoted by President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration. Sheinbaum hailed the decision as a key step toward ending what she described as years of corruption, nepotism and privilege within the judiciary, while noting that other pending tribunal decisions will still shape the reform’s final contours. In a separate announcement the president said she will nominate Néstor Vargas—her former legal adviser when she headed Mexico City’s government—to represent the executive branch on the newly created Órgano de Administración Judicial. The body, which also becomes operational on 1 September, will oversee budgeting and austerity guidelines for the restructured court system.