Rule 12.1. Establishment of the ADR Program

A. Pursuant to the authority granted the court administrator under Cochise County Local Rule 12, the court administrator shall establish and maintain an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program (“ADR Program”) and appoint an ADR Director to administer the program. The ADR Director shall be responsible for administering: 1. A program of non-binding arbitration as required by the Courts of Limited Jurisdiction pursuant to A.R.S. § 22-201; 2. A program of mediation for all courts other than those under the jurisdiction of Cochise County Local Rule 10, Family Conciliation Court, or any others excluded by statue; 1 and 3. Other programs as directed by the presiding judge of the Superior Court. B. Pursuant to the authority granted within these Rules, the ADR Director is authorized to coordinate and cooperate with the Director of Family Conciliation Court to provide additional mediation services as may be needed in connection with the Family Conciliation Court as outlined in Cochise County Local Rule 10 and the Arizona Rules of Family Law Procedure.