Odilisa Gutiérrez Mendoza, PhD.

Track Record, Authority, and Leadership in Agrarian Law

Professional Profile

Dr. Odilisa Gutiérrez Mendoza is one of the strongest references in Agrarian Law in Mexico. She served as Presiding Justice of the Superior Agrarian Court and has built a career that brings together judicial functions, public service, and private practice in highly complex matters involving social property, ejido land, and communal land.

Today, she leads Odilisa Gutiérrez Mendoza & Associates, a firm specialized in Agrarian Law, from which she advises on projects, disputes, and litigation requiring legal judgment, territorial understanding, and strategic leadership. Her institutional experience provides certainty, legitimacy, and technical depth in the handling of agrarian matters throughout the country.

Academic Background

Doctor of Law from the National University of Distance Education (UNED), with cum laude honors.

Honorary Doctorate awarded by the University of Spain and Mexico.
Master’s Degree in Public Law from Universidad Panamericana.
Executive Management Program at IPADE Business School.

Career Path

Presiding Magistrate of the Superior Agrarian Tribunal.
Sitting Magistrate of the Superior Agrarian Tribunal.
Magistrate of the Unitary Agrarian Tribunals.
Chief Legal Officer at the National Migration Institute.
General Coordinator of Delegations at the Ministry of Agrarian Reform.
General Coordinator of Advisors at the Ministry of Agrarian Reform.
Federal Delegate of the National Agrarian Registry, recognized with first place nationwide.

Recognitions & Institutional Activity

Recognized by Foro Jurídico as one of the most influential women lawyers in Mexico.
Deputy Coordinator of the Agrarian Law Commission at the Mexican Bar Association.
Honored by the Mexican-American Bar Association.
Author and contributor to specialized publications on Agrarian Law.

Publications

Author of the book El juicio político y la declaración de procedencia en el derecho mexicano (MAPorrúa, 2017).
Published in specialized academic media, including Dialnet (Spain).
Contributor to reference collective works, such as El centenario de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (UNAM, 2017).
Participated in an annotated edition of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, coordinated by Dr. Luis Felipe Guerrero Agripino.