Oregon Code § 36.200·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Mediation panels; qualification; procedure for selecting mediator.
(1) A circuit court providing
mediation referral under ORS 36.185 to 36.210 shall establish mediation panels.
The mediators on such panels shall have such qualifications as established by
rules adopted under ORS 1.002. Formal education in any particular field shall
not be a prerequisite to serving as a mediator.
(2) Unless
instructed otherwise by the court, upon referral by the court to mediation, the
clerk of the court shall select at least three individuals from the courts
panel of mediators and shall send their names to legal counsel for the parties,
or to a party directly if not represented, with a request that each party state
preferences within five judicial days. If timely objection is made to all of
the individuals named, the court shall select some other individual from the
mediator panel. Otherwise, the clerk, under the direction of the court, shall
select as mediator one of the three individuals about whom no timely objection
was made.
(3) Upon the
courts or the parties own selection of a mediator, the clerk shall:
(a) Notify the
designated person of the assignment as mediator.
(b) Provide the
mediator with the names and addresses of the parties and their representatives
and with copies of the order of assignment.
(4) The parties
to a dispute that is referred by the court to mediation may choose, at their
option and expense, mediation services other than those suggested by the court,
and entering into such private mediation services shall be subject to the same
provisions of ORS 36.185 to 36.210.
(5) Disputing
parties in mediation shall be free, at their own expense, to retain jointly or
individually, experts, attorneys, fact finders, arbitrators and other persons
to assist the mediation, and all such dispute resolution efforts shall be
subject to the protection of ORS 36.185 to 36.210. [1989 c.718 §22; 1993 c.327 §2;
2003 c.791 §21]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 36.200
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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