- 34 103. The Council determined that Mr. López Lone’s conduct was:
Contrary to the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic, in violation of its article 303, as well
as of articles 55 and 64 of the Judicial Service Act; 161, 174 and 187(a) of the Regulations
governing the Judicial Service Act, and article 8 of the Code of Ethics for Judicial Officials and
Employees, and conclude[d] that, on July 5, 2009, the appellant took part in the partisan political
demonstration organized near the Toncontin Airport with flags of the different political parties of
diverse ideologies represented there, which resulted in his dismissal pursuant to Decision No. 371
of June 16, 2009, issued by the Supreme Court of Justice.175
104. Article 31 of the rules of procedure of the Judicial Service Council established that there could
be no appeal against this decision (supra paras. 26 and 85). On December 12, 2011, the Judicial
Service Council placed on record that the sixty days granted to the parties by the Constitutional
Justice Act had elapsed and no appeal had been filed and that, therefore, it proceeded to archive
the proceedings.176
C.2) Tirza del Carmen Flores Lanza
105. Tirza del Carmen Flores Lanza was born on August 5, 1964,177 and is married to Mr. López
Lone (supra para. 86).178 From June 11, 2002, until July 1, 2010, she was a justice of the District
Appellate Court of San Pedro Sula.179 She was a founding member of the AJD and, at the time of
the events, she was a member of the association’s Honor Tribunal.180
106. On June 30, 2009, Ms. Flores Lanza filed an application for amparo in favor of President
Zelaya and against the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces for presumably
having violated “articles 69, 81, 84, 99 and 102 of the Constitution and articles 7(1) and (2), 11(2)
and 22(5) of the American Convention.” She requested, “as an urgent precautionary measure, the
immediate repatriation” of President Zelaya.181 The same day, the Constitutional Chamber admitted
the application and joindered it to similar actions filed by other individuals. It then asked the
175
In addition to the findings and norms cited in paragraphs 100 to 103 supra, the operative paragraphs of the decision of
the Judicial Service Council included the determination that the appeal filed by Mr. López was inadmissible, “in application of
the provisions of Articles 8 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; 3 of the American Convention on Human Rights; 72,
74, 82, 90, 303, 319 and 322 of the Constitution of the Republic; 1, 3, 4(1), 6(1), 9(e)(1), 44, 45, 53(b), 56, 67, 69 amended
and 85 of the Judicial Service Act; 20(1), 23, 28(d) (1), 54, 171(b), 173(c), 179, 190, 191 and 192 of the Regulations
governing the Judicial Service Act; and 3, 7(e)(1), 21, 24, 26, 31 and 34 of the rules of procedure of the Judicial Service
Council.” Decision of the Judicial Service Council of August 24, 2011 (evidence file, folios 1079 and 1080).
176
Cf. Decision of the Judicial Service Council of December 12, 2011 (evidence file, folio 1125).
177
Cf. Curriculum vitae of Tirza del Carmen Flores Lanza (evidence file, folio 5660).
178
Cf. Certification of marriage certificate issued on June 4, 2014, by the Municipal Civil Registry Office of the National
Registry of Persons of the Republic of Honduras (evidence file, folio 5650).
179
Cf. Brief received on June 30, 2010, signed by Tirza del Carmen Flores Lanza and addressed to the Judicial Service
Council (evidence file, folio 2291), and salary certification issued by the Head of the Judiciary’s Personnel Department on June
20, 2014 (evidence file, folio 5674).
180
Cf. Minutes covering the election of the ADJ Board of Directors, period 2008-2010, dated September 27, 2008 (evidence
file, folio 5630), and affidavit made by Tirza del Carmen Flores Lanza on January 7, 2015 (evidence file, folio 6672).
181
Cf. Application for amparo filed on June 30, 2009, by Tirza del Carmen Flores Lanza before the Constitutional Chamber
of the Supreme Court of Justice (evidence file, folios 2905 and 2907). Similar applications were filed by other individuals,
including Mr. Lopez Lone. Cf. Application for amparo filed by Ben Hur López García before the Constitutional Chamber of the
Supreme Court of Justice (evidence file, folios 2919 to 2921), and application for amparo filed on September 29, 2009, by
Adán Guillermo López Lone before the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (evidence file, folios 2925 to
2930).