Over 18,000 people have registered online to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judgeships in Mexico's contentious new selection process, officials said Monday. But a random drawing in the end will determine who gets on the ballot.

Carmack-Altwies responded by asking the court to place a monitor in the judge's courtroom, citing "serious concerns about decorum and temperament."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum attacked the Supreme Court on Tuesday, saying it would overstep its bounds if it votes to overturn parts of an ambitious judicial overhaul pushed through by her predecessor,

More than 34,000 people have registered as candidates for 881 posts in elections next year that will make Mexico the first country to choose all its judges, at every level, by popular vote, data released on Monday showed.

Over 18,000 individuals in Mexico registered online to run to become Supreme Court justices and federal judges. A constitutional reform put in place in September mandates that all federal judges run for election;