Mexico's Sheinbaum chides Supreme Court for overstepping remit on judicial reform

FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum holds her first press conference at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, October 2, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the country's Supreme Court on Monday for what she described as overstepping its authority as it weighs whether to deem part of a recently-enacted judicial reform unconstitutional.

The dispute pits a majority of the 11-member top court against the new president, who took office last month, over the limits of the court's power to review the constitutional judicial overhaul that requires a switch to a system of elected judges over the next couple years.