Weekly Report - 10 February 2011 (WR-11-06)

MEXICO | Supreme court appointments. The senate's justice and legislative studies committee interviewed the three shortlisted candidates nominated by President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa for a single place on the supreme court on 8 February. This shortlist was entirely male while the first shortlist, from which the senate failed to make a selection, was all female.
The three candidates are: Jorge Higuera Corona; Jorge Mario Pardo Rebolledo; and Alberto Gelacio Pérez Dayán. The senate has to back a candidate with a two-thirds majority. If the senate fails to make a choice this time, President Calderón can nominate a new candidate, without any senate vetting, to the supreme court.

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