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

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

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

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

The jury forewoman said Jennifer Crumbley wasn’t a “super reliable witness.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Mr. Shaw, the owner of the haberdasher's shop in which she worked, talked of making Alison his forewoman before long.

From Good Luck by Meade, L. T.