Election of Mexico's First Indigenous Supreme Court Justice in 170 Years Raises Hope ... who ran the court from 1857 to 1858. For some, Aguilar has become a symbol of hope for 23 million ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In his campaign for Mexico’s Supreme ... last Indigenous justice to do so was Mexican hero and former President Benito Juárez, who ran the court from 1857 to 1858.