Juan N. Silva Meza

Juan Nepomuceno Silva Meza (born Mexico City, 13 September 1944), son of the writer Juan Silva Vega and professor Ana Ma Meza de Silva, is a Mexican jurist. He served as an Associate Justice (ministro) of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation since January 26th of 1995, having previously served extensively elsewhere in the judiciary, including the Federal Electoral Tribunal. On January 3rd, 2011, he was elected Chief Justice for a term that will end on December 31st, 2014.

He earned his law degree at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Ernesto Zedillo in December 1994 and ratified by the Senate in January 1995. He is considered to belong to the Court's liberal wing.^[1]

References

^ Carlos Avilés (March 7, 2010). "Juan Silva Meza se perfila para dirigir Suprema Corte" (in Spanish). El Universal (Mexico City). http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/728537.html. Retrieved December 31, 2010. "Un ministro de ala liberal"

External links

Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación Web pages of the Supreme Court of Mexico
Mexico Court Orders 22 Tied to '97 Killings Freed New York Times August 12, 2009
Mexican Court Finds No Violation of Rights in Jailing of Journalist New York Times November 30, 2007
On the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice Ruling on the Halcones Case translation of article by Manuel Becerra Ramirez, Mexican Law Review, number 8, July–December 2007

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