(Redirected from Sergio Armando Valls Hernández)'Sergio Armando Valls Hernández' (born
May 20,
1941) is a
Mexican jurist who has been a member of the
Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation since 2004.
Born in
Tuxtla Gutiérrez,
Chiapas, Valls Hernández studied law at the
National Autonomous University of Mexico. He has served as
Magistrate of the Superior Court of Justice of the
Federal District and served as Legal Director of the
Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
Justice Valls Hernández also served as a
PRI deputy in the
Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of
Congress) during the LIII Legislature, representing Chiapas.
President Vicente Fox nominated him as a Minister (
Associate Justice) of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left after the death of
Humberto Román Palacios in 2004. Valls Hernández was confirmed by the
Senate with 85 votes in October 2004.