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Dr. Odilisa Gutiérrez Mendoza.

Track Record, Authority, and Leadership in Agrarian Law

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Odilisa Gutiérrez Mendoza

Credentials

Former Chief Justice of the Superior Agrarian Court · Doctor of Law, Cum Laude, UNED Madrid · One of Mexico’s Most Influential Lawyers, Foro Jurídico 2019 · Carlos R. Moreno Judicial Excellence Award, MABA 2015 · Leaders League 2026

Professional Profile

Dr. Odilisa Gutiérrez Mendoza is the agrarian lawyer with the most extensive jurisdictional experience in Mexico. As Chief Justice of the Superior Agrarian Court, she heard, decided, and presided over the country’s most complex agrarian matters — a perspective no other firm can offer its clients.

 

Today, she leads  Odilisa Gutiérrez Mendoza & Asociados, a law firm specialized in Agrarian Law, where she advises companies, developers, and investors on agrarian litigation, social property, rights of way, and the legal structuring of projects involving ejido and communal lands.

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.

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.

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.

Publications

  • Some of Dr. Odilisa’s publications include the following:

  • UNED Law Review — Academic publication. View Publication

  • SCJN Library System — Bibliographic record. View Record

  • Tribunales Agrarios, Review 70 — Institutional Publication. View Document

  • Tribunales Agrarios, Review  59 — Institutional Publication. View Document

  • Book: Political Impeachment and Declaration of Prosecution in Mexican Law — View Book

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