Lawyer Silvia Deljado, who defended the head of the elected drug as a judge

The former defense lawyer for joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was elected as a judge in the first judicial elections ever in Mexico.

Stallies, published on Tuesday, showed that Silvia Delgado has won enough votes to secure the position as a local criminal judge in the city of Siosad Khuraiz, on the US -Mexican border.

Her nomination was one of the most controversial in the elections held on June 1.

A pioneering transparent organization accused Deljado of being one of the many candidates who have alleged links to organized crime in the polling paper, a accusation that she strongly rejected, on the pretext that she was simply doing her work by defending El Chapo.

The 51 -year -old lawyer was part of the defense team of El Chapo before handing over the famous drug head from Mexico to the United States in 2017.

Sinalwa Cartel’s leader was convicted of drug trafficking in 2019 and is serving a life prison sentence in Supermax Prison in Colorado.

In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation before the elections, Deljado argued that he has the right to obtain a legal advisor and reject proposals on conflict of interest, if elected as a judge.

After publishing the voting balance on Tuesday, Deljado said it would refrain from commenting until it was officially confirmed.

The judicial elections were the first of its kind to be held in Mexico after a fundamental reform brought by the ruling Mourina party.

Its supporters said that the election of the judges – including the Supreme Court judges – in the direct vote will make the judiciary more democratic and molten for voters.

But its critics have argued that he was undermining the independence of the judiciary.

The participation rate was 13 % low – the lowest level in any federal vote in Mexico – which many observers have shown that there is little enthusiasm among Mexicans to choose the judges directly.

However, President Claudia Shinbom said that the elections have achieved a resounding success.