Lawyer Silvia Delgado, who defended the Lord of the drug, was elected as a judge

A former defense lawyer for the paid drug Lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, Mexico was elected judge in the first court elections.

The pricklines published on Tuesday, Silvia Delgado showed that there was enough votes to ensure a position as a local criminal judge in Ciudad Juárez on the US-Mexico border.

His candidacy was the most controversial one in the elections held on June 1.

The leading transparency organization, one of several candidates of Delgado, one of several candidates, claiming that he defended the El Chapo, defending the work, claimed to defend his work.

The 51-year-old lawyer was part of the defense group for El Chapo, the Lord of the notoruli was extradited from Mexico to the United States in 2017.

The leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, was found guilty in 2019 with drug trafficking and a life sentence in a SuperMax prison in Colorado.

In an interview with the BBC before the election, Delgado, El Çapoda’s right to be a legal adviser and the conflict of interest, claimed to be elected as a judge.

After the voting was released on Tuesday, Delgado said he would refuse his comment until the victory was officially approved.

The court elections, the first to be held in Mexico, was made after radical reform brought by Morena Party.

The set of companies, including the selection of judges, including the justice of Supreme Courts – direct voting in direct voting, the judicial system was considered more democratic and voters.

However, critics claimed that the judiciary violated the independence of the judiciary.

Nuts were at 13% – the lowest of any federal voice in Mexico – many observers showed that many observers are enthusiastic among Mexicans to choose direct judges.

However, President Claudia Sheenbaum said he was a successful success.