Monday, March 07, 2011

On the Passing of James Nelson: Two decades as chairman of the U.S. Baha'i National Spiritual Assembly

Here are Steve Pulley's pictures taken at James Nelson's recent funeral. -gw
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Nelson was a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney from 1954 to 1957. He was appointed to the Municipal Court by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1968. Nelson retired in 1989 but worked as a Superior Court judge until 1993.
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The Nelsons also were longtime national officers of the Bahai faith, which stresses social equality and universal brotherhood. James Nelson served nearly two decades as chairman of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the United States.
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