Rule 17-405. Qualifications of Court–Designated Mediators

(a) Initial Approval. To be approved as a mediator by the Chief Judge, an individual shall: (1) be (A) an incumbent judge of the Appellate Court; (B) a senior judge of the Supreme Court, the Appellate Court, a circuit court, or the District Court; (C) a staff attorney from the Appellate Court designated by the Chief Judge; or (D) a retired circuit court magistrate; Cross reference: See Rule 1-202 for the definition of “senior judge.” (2) have (A) completed at least 40 hours of basic mediation training in a program meeting the requirements of Rule 17-104, or (B) conducted at least two Maryland appellate mediations prior to January 1, 2014 and completed advanced mediation training approved by the ADR Division; (3) unless waived by the ADR Division, have observed at least two Appellate Court mediation sessions and have participated in a debriefing with a staff mediator from the ADR Division after the mediations; and (4) be familiar with the Rules in Titles 8 and 17 of the Maryland Rules. (b) Continued Approval. To retain approval as a mediator by the Chief Judge, an individual shall: (1) abide by mediation standards adopted by Administrative Order of the Supreme Court and posted on the Judiciary website; (2) comply with mediation procedures and requirements established by the Appellate Court; (3) submit to periodic monitoring by the ADR Division of mediations conducted by the individual; and (4) unless waived by the Chief Judge, complete in each calendar year four hours of continuing mediation-related education in one or more topics set forth in Rule 17-104 or any other advanced mediation training approved by the ADR Division.