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FJC Directions, No. 7: Alternative Dispute Resolution Issue

William W Schwarzer, Donna J. Stienstra, David W. McKeague, Wayne D. Brazil, William Roy Wilson Jr., Genevra Kay Loveland, D. Brock Hornby, Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow
December 1, 1994

Based on presentations and discussions at a conference for federal judges held in late 1993, articles in this issue of FJC Directions acquaint readers with the context in which ADR is developing, define the principal types of ADR used in the federal courts, document the development and emerging role of ADR administrators in eight courts,and discuss the practical problems of evaluating and monitoring ADR procedures. In this issue of FJC Directions:

  • ADR and the Federal Courts: Questions and Decisions for the Future, by William W Schwarzer, page 2
  • ADR in the Federal Trial Courts, by Donna Stienstra, page 3
  • Judicial Referral to ADR: Issues & Problems Faced by Judges, by Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow, page 8
  • Differentiated Case Management Can Help Make ADR More Than an "Intermediate Irritating Event", by David W. McKeague, page 12
  • The Arguments For & Against Mandatory Arbitration, by Wayne D. Brazil and William R. Wilson Jr., page 14
  • Two ADR Administrators Reflect on Developing & Implementing Court-Annexed Programs, by Genevra K. Loveland, page 18
  • Evaluating & Monitoring ADR Procedures, by Donna Stienstra, page 24
  • Federal Court-Annexed ADR: After the Hoopla, by D. Brock Hornby, page 26

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) | Arbitration | Settlement Conferences | Summary Jury Trial | Case Management
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FJC Directions