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The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Spanish: Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) is the highest federal court in the United Mexican States. It consists of a President of the Supreme Court (Chief Justice) and ten Ministers (Associate Justices) who are confirmed by the Senate from a list proposed by the President of the Republic.

Justices of the SCJN serve for fifteen years and are not eligible to serve a second term. From among their number, the justices elect the President of the Court to serve a four-year period; a given justice may serve more than one term as president, but not in consecutive periods.

Supreme Court building

The Supreme Court building

The court itself is located just off the main plaza of Mexico City on the corners of Pino Suarez and Carranza Streets. It was built between 1935 and 1941 by Antonio Muñoz Garcia. Prior to the Conquest, this site was reserved for the ritual known as "Dance of the Flyers" which is still practice today in Papantla. Hernan Cortes claimed the property after the Conquest and its ownership was in dispute during much of the colonial period with Cortes' heirs, the city government and the Royal and Pontifical University all claiming rights. It was also the site of a very large market known as El Volador.

The interior of the building contains four panels painted in 1941 by José Clemente Orozco, two of which are named "The Social Labor Movement" and "National Wealth." There is also one mural done by American artist George Biddle entitled "War and Peace" at the entrance to the library. The building also contains a mural by Rafael Cauduro, which "graphically illustrates the Gran Guignol of Mexican torture", and includes a depiction of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre as well as "a cut-away of a prison, perhaps the infamous Lecumberri Black Palace where the student leaders who escaped death were jailed."

While this building is still the main home of the Court, an alternative site on Avenida Revolución was established in 2002.

Current composition

Title	Name	Born	Appt. By	Senate Conf. vote	Age at appt.	Elected / Length of service
Chief Justice	Silva Meza, Juan N.Juan N. Silva Meza	01944-09-13September 13, 1944 (age &1000000000000006700000067) in Mexico City	Zedillo, ErnestoErnesto Zedillo		50	01995-01-26January 26, 1995 17 years, 3 months
Justice	Aguirre Anguiano, Sergio SalvadorSergio Salvador Aguirre Anguiano	01943-02-01February 1, 1943 (age &1000000000000006900000069) in Guadalajara, Jalisco	Zedillo, ErnestoErnesto Zedillo		51	01995-01-26January 26, 1995 17 years, 3 months
Justice	Sánchez Cordero, OlgaOlga Sánchez Cordero	01955-01-011955 in Mexico City	Zedillo, ErnestoErnesto Zedillo		40	01995-01-26January 26, 1995 17 years, 3 months
Justice	Ortiz Mayagoitia, Guillermo IberioGuillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia	01941-02-10February 10, 1941 (age &1000000000000007100000071) in Misantla, Veracruz	Zedillo, ErnestoErnesto Zedillo		53	01995-10-27October 27, 1995 16 years, 6 months
Justice	Cossío Díaz, José RamónJosé Ramón Cossío Díaz	01960-12-26December 26, 1960 (age &1000000000000005100000051) in Mexico City	Fox, VicenteVicente Fox	84	42	02003-12-12December 12, 2003 8 years, 4 months
Justice	Luna Ramos, MargaritaMargarita Luna Ramos	01956-01-04January 4, 1956 (age &1000000000000005600000056) in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas	Fox, VicenteVicente Fox	83	48	02004-02-19February 19, 2004 8 years, 2 months
Justice	Valls Hernández, Sergio ArmandoSergio Armando Valls Hernández	01941-05-20May 20, 1941 (age &1000000000000007000000070) in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas	Fox, VicenteVicente Fox	85	63	02004-10-27October 27, 2004 7 years, 6 months
Justice	Franco González Salas, José FernandoJosé Fernando Franco González Salas	01950-12-04December 4, 1950 (age &1000000000000006100000061) in Mexico City	Fox, VicenteVicente Fox	94	56	02006-12-12December 12, 2006 5 years, 4 months
Justice	Aguilar Morales, Luis MaríaLuis María Aguilar Morales	01949-11-04November 4, 1949 (age &1000000000000006200000062) in Mexico City	Calderón, FelipeFelipe Calderón	91	60	02009-12-01December 1, 2009 2 years, 5 months
Justice	Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea, ArturoArturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea	01959-08-09August 9, 1959 (age &1000000000000005200000052) in Querétaro, Querétaro	Calderón, FelipeFelipe Calderón	90	50	02009-12-01December 1, 2009 2 years, 5 months
Justice	Pardo Rebolledo, Jorge MarioJorge Mario Pardo Rebolledo	01961-02-01February 1, 1961 in Xalapa, Veracruz	Calderón, FelipeFelipe Calderón	91	50	02011-02-10February 10, 2011 1 year, 2 months

Chief Justices

The following have held the position of Chief Justice ("Presidente de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación") under the 1917 Constitution:

• 1917–1919: Enrique M. del Río
• 1919–1920: Ernesto Garza Pérez
• 1920–1922: Enrique Moreno Pérez
• 1922–1923: Gustavo A. Vicencio
• 1923–1924: Francisco Modesto Ramírez
• 1924–1925: Gustavo A. Vicencio
• 1925–1927: Manuel Padilla
• 1927–1928: Francisco Díaz Lombardo
• 1928–1929: Jesús Guzmán Vaca
• 1929–1933: Julio García
• 1934: Francisco H. Ruiz
• 1934–1940: Daniel V. Valencia
• 1941–1951: Salvador Urbina
• 1952: Roque Estrada Reynoso
• 1953: Hilario Medina
• 1954: José María Ortiz Tirado
• 1955–1956: Vicente Santos Guajardo
• 1957: Hilario Medina
• 1958: Agapito Pozo Balbás
• 1959–1964: Alfonso Guzmán Neyra
• 1965–1968: Agapito Pozo Balbás
• 1969–1973: Alfonso Guzmán Neyra
• 1974–1975: Euquerio Guerrero López
• 1976: Mario G. Rebolledo Fernández
• 1977–1981: Agustín Téllez Cruces
• 1982: Mario G. Rebolledo Fernández
• 1982–1985: Jorge Iñárritu y Ramírez de Aguilar
• 1986–1990: Carlos del Río Rodríguez
• 1991–1994: Ulises Schmill Ordóñez
• 1995–1999: José Vicente Aguinaco Alemán
• 1999–2002: Genaro David Góngora Pimentel
• 2002–2006: Mariano Azuela Güitrón
• 2007–2011: Guillermo Ortiz Mayagoitia
• 2011-incumbent: Juan N. Silva Meza

Associate Justices (Minister)

The following have held the position of Associate Justice ("Ministro de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación") under the 1917 Constitution:

• 1917–1919:
• 1919–1920:
• 1920–1922:
• 1922–1923:
• 1923–1924:
• 1924–1925:
• 1925–1927:
• 1927–1928:

External links

• (Spanish) Official site