Alternative Dispute Resolution
Apr. 15, 2021
Using ADR practitioners for court backlog too costly, legislator says
“There was a proposal that basically the state hire private arbitration-mediation services to help with this backlog,” Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Thomas J. Umberg told the California Lawyers Association. “That’s pretty expensive to do. But certainly having additional bench personnel sitting by assignment is part of the plan.”
Democratic lawmakers unveiled a new package of budget priorities on Wednesday, including money to help courts address a backlog of thousands of civil cases.
That backlog has grown so serious, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Thomas J. Umberg, D-Santa Ana, said some people have suggested the state hire companies like JAMS, Judicate West or ADR Services.
“There was a proposal that basically the st...
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