Although the Court prefers for parties to select their own mediator by agreement, such an agreement is not always possible. Accordingly, the Court will tentatively appoint a mediator whose appointment will become final unless the parties agree upon another mediator within seven days.
Appointed mediators are selected from the Court's list of approved mediators. Any mediator who has completed the requisite number of hours of training in a qualified mediator-training program may complete an application for inclusion on the Court's list of approved mediators. (An Application for Appointment as a Mediator in the Twelfth Court of Appeals is available for download.) The Court attempts to match each case to the mediator best qualified to handle that particular case.
We do not send all cases, or even a very high percentage, of cases to mediation. The Court's practice is to be very selective in referring cases to mediation. A move toward settlement can occur at any stage, including during an appeal, and to the extent the Court can facilitate this, it will do so.
Mediation Questionnaire & Mediator Application
Updated: 14-Sep-2006
