The SCJN with a flavor of the future (and a touch of robot)
Margarita Darlene Rojas Olvera, the candidate for minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (or SCJN, for friends), came with proposals that sound like Black Mirror but with tacos. Among its star ideas: using artificial intelligence to expedite justice in Mexico. Yes, as if TikTok’s algorithms could resolve labor lawsuits.
A court for humans or for bots?
Rojas, a labor lawyer with more resume than influencer on LinkedIn, assures that Mexico needs a court that speaks the language of the people (that is, without legal terms that look like hieroglyphics). But what really steals the show is his faith in AI to speed up sentences. “It is not replacing the judges, it is giving them a turbocharge,” he clarified, as if justice were a Tesla and not a ’85 Vocho.
Among her other hot takes: advocating for vulnerable groups (women, indigenous peoples) and asking that sentences be understood without needing a legal translator. Basically, he wants the SCJN to stop looking like an exclusive club and become something more user-friendly, like a banking app but without charging commissions.
AI in the courts: revolution or dystopia?
The star proposal: use technological tools to solve cases. Of course, making it clear that the judges will continue to have the last word (for now). “AI can help, but we are not going to let a bot decide if you are owed your settlement,” he said, almost as if anticipating the fear of a judicial Skynet.
The most ironic thing? That a historically slow court is now talking about streamlining processes with machine learning. As if after centuries of bureaucratic procedures, the solution was software. But hey, everything is to prevent a trial from lasting longer than a soap opera.
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