forewoman

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After the jury got the case, Trailer, the forewoman, went home and watched “12 Angry Men,” a legal drama about conflict between jurors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The deliberations continued for three days before the court reconvened and the forewoman delivered three unanimous guilty verdicts.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

“We all felt Mr. Lynch intended well,” Kitty Meese, the jury forewoman, told reporters, including one from The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

They deliberated just a few minutes before acquitting him, and the forewoman hugged Wright before sending him home.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 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