jury foreman
Panel's chosen leader
A jury foreman is the juror who presides over deliberations and speaks for the jury in court.
The foreman announces the verdict, signs official documents, and may help organize discussion among jurors.
Selection methods vary—sometimes the judge appoints, sometimes jurors elect one from among themselves.
The jury foreman stood and read the verdict aloud.
- decisivenessAbility to choose firmly
- unanimous decisionVerdict all agree on
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- voir direPretrial juror examination
mediation · integrity · active listening · foreperson · civic duty · opening statement · fairness · closing argument · public speaking · persuasion · sentencing phase · deadlock · guilty verdict · not guilty · cross-examination · reasonable doubt · organization · confidence
- jurorsforeperson, alternate
- jury trialvoir dire, venire, empanelment, impanelment, impaneling
- court rolesjudge, plaintiff, defendant, prosecutor, defense attorney
- judgesjudge, magistrate, magistrates, jurist, chief justice
- investigatorsdetective, investigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe
- justice workerspolice officer, detective, judge, prosecutor, defense attorney