The Advertiser-Tribune.com (out of Ohio) writes about a program involving a "court mediator", someone who appears to be working full-time for the court system (here for six judges in four Ohio counties). The mediator's fee is paid through the court's budget, which is supplemented by a mediation fee charged by the court, according to the article.
What would the process look like if courts had full-time mediators on call, paid for by the court system, to help resolve disputes? Would the number of cases that settle increase or remain the same? Would settlement rates vary, depending upon the location of the mediation? Does it matter if the mediator is already at the courthouse, as opposed to a more-traditional method of mediation at the mediator's office?
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