Juror 1 is foreperson and from Ireland. Nt

[LiberalFighter]

[Tommy Carcetti]

1. Even if you know, I would refrain from posting too much personal information about the jurors.

I'm sure there are people clamoring to try to identify them for reasons that aren't innocent.

[underpants]

2. I saw a comment about that on CNN a few days ago

A former Federal prosecutor didn’t like how much detail coming out about the first 7 jurors.

I agree.

[TwilightZone]

8. This was made public yesterday shortly after it happened.

"A man originally from Ireland who works in sales in New York City was appointed as the jury foreperson, who essentially serves as the panel spokesperson. "

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/politics/takeaways-trump-hush-money-trial-day-2/index.html

[MOMFUDSKI]

3. How can they choose a foreperson

before the entire jury is selected?

[brooklynite]

4. I've served on a Manhattan criminal jury...the first person seated is the Jury Foreman.

[Raven123]

6. Didn't know that. Makes sense. Perfectly random

[fierywoman]

5. Meidas Touch (M. Popok, the Legal AF guy) explained this a few days ago: in the NY

system, the first juror to be chosen is the foreman, period, end of story.

[TwilightZone]

7. And? This was known yesterday.

"A man originally from Ireland who works in sales in New York City was appointed as the jury foreperson, who essentially serves as the panel spokesperson."

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/16/politics/takeaways-trump-hush-money-trial-day-2/index.html

I'll never understand posts like this. I have no idea what the point is supposed to be.

[hatrack]

9. Too bad he couldn't be from Scotland!!

Oh well . . .