A sweeping change would have thousands of judges, from local courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court, elected instead of appointed.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has long been critical of his country’s Supreme Court as it stood in the way of some of his signature policy proposals. This month, as he closes out his six-year term in office,

Mexico is overhauling its justice system by having voters elect Supreme Court judges, but Washington has criticized the move. US allegations of authoritarianism fit into a long history of meddling — and ignore the need to make justices more accountable.

Mexico's Senate has passed a significant judicial reform that will elect judges by popular vote, a move feared to endanger the rule of law and economy. Amid protests and a marathon 12-hour session, the Morena party secured approval,

Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law.

NBC News' Ellison Barber reports on the chaos in Mexico after lawmakers passed a controversial bill overhauling the judicial system. Judges at all levels will now have to be elected by popular vote rather than appointed.

Mexico has amended its constitution to make all judgeships elected positions, a controversial judicial overhaul pushed by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The Senate approved the amendment early Wednesday,

Mexico’s recent Senate approval of a far-reaching judicial reform has ignited a heated debate among legal experts, judges, and international observers. This reform, backed by the ruling party Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Morena),