The Universal House of Justice is the nine-member supreme ruling body of the BaháʼíFaith. It was envisioned by Baháʼu'lláh,the founder of the BaháʼíFaith,as an institution that could legislate on issues not already addressed in the Baháʼíwritings,providing flexibility for the BaháʼíFaith to adapt to changing conditions. It was first elected in 1963,and subsequently every five years,by delegates consisting of the members of BaháʼíNational Spiritual Assemblies throughout the world.
Rosalie Silberman Abella is a Canadian jurist. In 2004,Abella was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada,becoming the first Jewish woman and refugee to sit on the Canadian Supreme Court bench. She retired from the federal bench in 2021.
Benjamin Whitmer,better known by the ring name B. J. Whitmer,is an American professional wrestler,producer,trainer,color commentator,woman beater. He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH),where he is a four-time ROH World Tag Team Champion. Whitmer was last employed by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a coach until June 12,2023,when his employment was terminated following an arrest for domestic violence.
Matthew Knowles is an American professional wrestler,better known by his ring name H. C. Loc. He is perhaps best known for his tenure in Ring of Honor,where he is a one time ROH World Tag Team Champion with Tony DeVito as one-half of the Carnage Crew.
Zachary Edward Snyder is an American film director,producer,and screenwriter. He made his feature film debut in 2004 with Dawn of the Dead,a remake of the 1978 horror film of the same name. Since then,he has directed or produced a number of comic book and superhero films,including 300 (2007) and Watchmen (2009),as well as the Superman film that started the DC Extended Universe,Man of Steel (2013),and its follow-ups,Batman v Superman:Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017),as well as the director's cut of Justice League that was later released in 2021. He also directed the computer-animated film Legend of the Guardians:The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010),the psychological action film Sucker Punch (2011),the zombie heist film Army of the Dead (2021),and the space opera film Rebel Moon (2023).
Jacob Arabo is an American jewelry and watch designer who founded Jacob &Company in 1986 and grew it to become an international luxury brand. He began strictly as a jeweler with bold designs that appealed to celebrities who became regular customers.
Mark Ross Pellegrino is an American actor of film and television. He is best known for his work as Lucifer in Supernatural,Paul Bennett in Dexter,Jacob in Lost,James Bishop in Being Human,Clayton Haas in Quantico,and Deputy Bill Standall in 13 Reasons Why.
Royce Charles Lamberth /’læm-bərth/ is a senior judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,who formerly served as its chief judge. Since 2015,he has sat as a visiting judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in San Antonio.
Justice Ernest Nee Pobee Sowah was the Chief Justice of Ghana from 1986 to 1990.
Daniel Jacobs is an American professional boxer. He is a two-time middleweight world champion,having held the IBF title from 2018 to 2019 and the WBA (Regular) title from 2014 to 2017. Nicknamed the "Miracle Man," Jacobs' career was almost cut short in 2011 due to osteosarcoma,a rare form of bone cancer. He went on to make a full recovery after spending 19 months out of the sport,meanwhile recovering from severe operation-induced injuries generally perceived as crippling.
James Conley Justice II is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice was once a billionaire,but his net worth had declined to $513.3 million as of 2021. He inherited a coal mining business from his father and built a business empire with 94 companies,including the Greenbrier,a luxury resort in White Sulphur Springs.
Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He is the recipient of various accolades,including a Canadian Screen Award,a Critics' Choice Movie Award,and nominations for a SAG Award and three Saturn Awards.
Wonder is a 2017 American coming-of-age family drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky,who co-wrote the screenplay with Steven Conrad and Jack Thorne. It is based on the 2012 novel of the same name by R. J. Palacio and stars Julia Roberts,Owen Wilson,Jacob Tremblay,Mandy Patinkin,and Daveed Diggs.
Jacob Elordi is an Australian actor. After moving from his hometown of Brisbane to Los Angeles in 2017 to pursue an acting career,he gained prominence through his role as Noah Flynn,the bad boy love interest of the The Kissing Booth film trilogy (2018–2021) on Netflix,which established him as a heartthrob for Gen Z. He also became known for his main role as the troubled high school football player Nate Jacobs on the HBO teen drama series Euphoria (2019–present). His supporting film roles in 2023,including as Elvis Presley in the biographical film Priscilla and as a wealthy university student in Saltburn,earned him critical praise and a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the latter.
Joshua Jacobs is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was selected by the Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.he is currently on the Minnesota Vikings in the national football League
On May 30,2020,James Scurlock,a 22-year-old black male protester,was fatally shot by a 38-year-old bar owner,Jacob "Jake" Gardner. The shooting took place during George Floyd protests in Omaha,Nebraska,in the Old Market area of the city. Scurlock had been among the thousands of protesters who flooded the city's downtown area.
On August 23,2020,Jacob S. Blake,a 29-year-old black man,was shot and seriously injured by police officer Rusten Sheskey in Kenosha,Wisconsin. Sheskey shot Blake in the back four times and the side three times after Blake opened the driver's door of an SUV belonging to the mother of his children,and attempted to reach inside. Sheskey said that he believed he was about to be stabbed,since Blake was holding a knife. Earlier during the encounter,Blake had been tasered by two officers,but the tasers failed to disable him and he continued towards the vehicle.
The United States Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election began in early 2021 with investigations and prosecutions of hundreds of individuals who participated in the January 6,2021 attack on the United States Capitol. By early 2022,the investigation had expanded to examine Donald Trump's inner circle,with the Justice Department impaneling several federal grand juries to investigate the attempts to overturn the election. Later in 2022,a special counsel was appointed. On August 1,2023,Trump was indicted. The indictment also describes six alleged co-conspirators.
Carol Thomas-Jacobs (1968/1969) is a judge on the United States Virgin Islands Superior Court. She was the acting Attorney General of the United States Virgin Islands in from January to April 2023.
