The foreman is a juror chosen by the members of the jury for each trial. 

Jurors may choose a person many times where that person is respected by the other jurors. 

> On Dec 9, 2021, at 14:53, Lois Leveen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Howdy all,
> This is probably a basic question for those of you who work on antebellum
> Richmond, so thank you for indulging my asking it:
> How did someone come to be foreman (definitely gendered role at the time)
> of the Hustings Court jurors?  There is someone who is a minor character in
> the story I am piecing together who seems to have been in this role for
> quite a stretch of the mid-1860s.  Was this an appointed position? Paid?
> Prestigious? How long was the duration of service? Was someone in the role
> indefinitely or subject to re-appointment?
> 
> Thanks for any help on this,
> Lois
> 
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