Litigation lawyers request the opening of a civil court in the Laguna region, given the changes in the Durango Judiciary.
In light of the changes the Judiciary has undergone in the state of Durango, litigation lawyers are proposing the creation of a third Civil Court and a second Labor Court, due to the anticipated workload and the need for improved infrastructure, such as courtrooms for handling family law cases in the Laguna region.
Karim Castruita, a litigation lawyer and member of the Metropolitan Bar Association, explained that in the last two months, the Judiciary has experienced a series of significant changes, including the arrival of judges and magistrates, as a result of the first Popular Election of the Judiciary held on June 1, 2025. This necessitates certain adjustments.
To present a series of proposals, the lawyers met with the President of the Superior Court of Justice, Manuel Valadez Díaz, as well as with the President of the Oversight Committee, Selene Soto, who in turn provided detailed information about the changes.
“The most significant change they informed us about was that probate, testate, and intestate succession cases will no longer be processed in Family Courts, but rather in Civil Courts in Durango. This was already the case in Coahuila. The reality is that in Durango, where we are still using a traditional written system, adding probate cases to the Civil Courts will further delay proceedings,” he explained.
Given these changes, the proposal to the President was to establish an additional Family Court, which, if implemented, would bring the total to three in the region.
The reform of the new Federal Code of Civil and Family Procedure, which is scheduled to be implemented in 2027, aims to streamline family courts so they handle only family law matters such as divorces and child support, excluding inheritance cases.
“We understand that this is a matter of standardization, but to resolve the issue, we are requesting a new Civil Court. We also stated that new oral hearing rooms need to be created because the current five will not be sufficient to handle family law cases. Undoubtedly, we will face a significant challenge, as this will delay proceedings,” he said.
“While the capital has a larger population, the reality is that there are fewer businesses. Professional work is truly concentrated in the Laguna region, and right now we only have one labor court to handle all the cases in the region,” Castruita said.
” He explained that a labor dispute resolution process could take up to a year and a half; for example, someone suing for wrongful termination could have their case resolved within that timeframe.
“That’s why we saw the need for a second labor court, given the economic situation in the Laguna region,” the lawyer emphasized.
Source: elsiglodetorreon
