Luis María Aguilar Morales Explained

Office:President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
Term Start:3 January 2015
Term End:31 December 2018
Predecessor:Juan N. Silva Meza
Successor:Arturo Zaldívar Lelo de Larrea
Office1:Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
Term Start1:1 December 2009
Nominator1:Felipe Calderón
Predecessor1:Mariano Azuela Güitrón
Birth Name:Luis María Aguilar Morales
Birth Date:4 November 1949
Birth Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Education:National Autonomous University of Mexico (LLB)

Luis María Aguilar Morales (born 4 November 1949) is a Mexican jurist who has been a member of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation since December 2009.[1] He was President of the court between January 2015 and December 2018.

Born in Mexico City, Aguilar Morales studied law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

Supreme Court Nomination

In 2009 President Felipe Calderón nominated him as a Minister (Associate Justice) of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left after the retirement of Mariano Azuela Guitron.[2] Aguilar was confirmed by the Senate with 91 votes on December 1, 2009.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/643450.html Perfil Luis María Aguilar Morales
  2. http://busquedas.gruporeforma.com/elnorte/Documentos/DocumentoImpresa.aspx Grupore Forma
  3. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/643440.html Senado elige dos nuevos ministros de la Corte