forewoman
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When Juror No. 5 showed up in a navy blazer, Laurey Trailer, who later became forewoman, got annoyed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
As costume shop forewoman at LACC, McKenna pulled together technically impeccable and historically accurate costumes for everything from Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers” to the midcentury French drama “Cher Antoine.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025
They deliberated just a few minutes before acquitting him, and the forewoman hugged Wright before sending him home.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2024
The judge questioned the forewoman about what happened and she admitted her mistake in saying the jury had reached a unanimous verdict when it had not.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
Her forewoman, or maestra, was a certain Cattina Gardin, and through her the art was settled at Burano, where it has been so lately revived.
From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess