Ernestina Godoy โขConfirmed as โMexico‘s New Attorney General
Mexico City – Ernestina Godoy Ramos has been confirmed โas the new Attorney General of Mexico, โfollowing โa vote in the Senateโข on Wednesday,โฃ December โข3, 2025. Godoy secured the position with 97 โคvotes in favor, alongsideโ 11 null votes and 19 against the shortlist of candidates.
Theโข appointment marks a important shift for the Attorney โGeneral’s Office โ(FGR) and comes at a critical junctureโฃ for Mexico’s โjustice system. Godoy’s leadership willโ be pivotal in addressing ongoing challenges related โtoo organized crime, corruption, โคand impunity, issues that deeply impact โคpublic safety and the โคrule of law โขacross theโข country. Her โimmediate focus will be โคoverseeing investigations into high-profile cases and โคimplementing strategies to strengthen the FGR’sโ investigative capabilities.
Godoy appearedโ before the Senate prior to the vote, outlining her vision for the FGR and responding to โขquestions from senators regarding her qualificationsโ and proposed policies. Theโค confirmation process was closely watched by legal โexperts and civil โsociety โorganizations, manny of whom expressed hope โthatโข Godoy’s โคtenureโข will usher โขinโค aโข new era of accountability and openness within the Mexican justice โฃsystem.
