Also known as: foremen · forematron · foreperson · forepersons · jury foreman
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2 senses
An officer of a grand jury appointed by the court to preside over its proceedings. The foreperson administers oaths, signs indictments, records the number of concurring jurors, and reports any lack of concurrence to the magistrate judge.
An officer of a grand jury appointed by the court to preside over its proceedings. The foreperson administers oaths, signs indictments, records the number of concurring jurors, and reports any lack of concurrence to the magistrate judge.
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A person who directs the work of employees. The foreman oversees daily operations at a job site and may testify about safety conditions or communications with other parties.
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A person who directs the work of employees. The foreman oversees daily operations at a job site and may testify about safety conditions or communications with other parties.
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Felicia Fuentes served as foreperson of a federal grand jury investigating a fraud scheme. After twelve jurors voted to indict, she signed the indictment and presented it in open court to the magistrate judge. When the magistrate accepted the return by video teleconference to avoid delay, the indictment became valid.
Finn Fletcher served as foreman of the sentencing jury in a capital murder trial. After the jury recommended death, Fletcher signed the verdict form designating the statutory aggravating circumstance found beyond a reasonable doubt. The trial court imposed the death sentence based on that finding.
Farah Fox, foreperson of the grand jury, reported that reporter Branzburg refused to identify confidential sources during testimony. The report triggered contempt proceedings when Branzburg declined to answer questions about observed drug activity. The court enforced the grand jury's authority to obtain the information.
The foreperson administers oaths, signs all indictments, and records the number of jurors concurring in each indictment. The foreperson must also report in writing to the magistrate judge if fewer than twelve jurors concur when a complaint or information is pending.
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A workplace foreman directs employees and oversees job-site operations. A grand jury foreperson performs procedural duties limited to the grand jury's investigative and charging functions.
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Yes. The foreperson signs every indictment returned by the grand jury, and that signature is required for the indictment to be presented in open court.
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Forrest Falconer, the printing foreman at a local newspaper, signed an affidavit confirming publication of a summons in a quiet-title action. The court accepted the affidavit as satisfying the statutory requirement for proof of service by publication. This established personal jurisdiction over the nonresident defendant.
Felipe Figueroa, the mine foreman, relayed threats from union representatives to striking workers. The court examined whether the union had endorsed the threats through its agents. The foreman's account helped determine whether the union could be held responsible for the ensuing violence.
Fiona Foster, a purchasing foreman at Bell Aerospace, exercised discretion in selecting suppliers without routine oversight. The NLRB considered whether such managerial authority placed her outside the bargaining unit. The Court held that the Board could decide the issue through adjudication rather than rulemaking.
…provision of the statute requiring proof of the publication in a newspaper to be made by the "affidavit of the printer, or his foreman, or his principal clerk," is satisfied when the affidavit is made by the editor of the paper. The term "printer," in their judgment, is there used not to indicate the person who sets up the…