Court Administration: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for Civil Cases
When courts offer a broad range of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes, they can better perform their essential function: resolving disputes. To help broaden their ADR options, the Judicial Council sponsored pilot programs from 2000 through 2003 in five superior courts to study the effects of early mediation of civil cases. After an assessment of the programs showed that they had substantial benefits, the council and the AOC increased efforts to expand the use of mediation and other settlement programs for civil cases.
