Luis María Aguilar Morales (born 4 November 1949) is a Mexican

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who has been a member of the

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since December 2009. He was President of the court between January 2015 and December 2018. Born in Mexico City, Aguilar Morales studied law at the

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Supreme Court Nomination

In 2009 President Felipe Calderón nominated him as a Minister ( Associate Justice) of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left after the retirement of Mariano Azuela Guitron. Aguilar was confirmed by the

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with 91 votes on December 1, 2009.Senado elige dos nuevos ministros de la Corte
El Universal

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Living people 1949 births 20th-century Mexican lawyers National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni People from Mexico City Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation justices Presidents of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation 21st-century Mexican judges {{Mexico-law-bio-stub