ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS
In July 2001, the Maryland Mediation and Conflict Resolution Office was established by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. The Office promotes the appropriate use of mediation and other dispute resolution practices in Maryland's courts, neighborhoods, businesses, schools, governmental agencies, and criminal and juvenile justice systems. Such practices include mediation arbitration, settlement conferences, consensus building, and other nonviolent and nonlitigious methods of resolving disputes.
900 Commerce Road, Annapolis, Maryland, February 2004. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
The Advisory Board to the Maryland Mediation and Conflict Office began in February 1998 as the Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, created by the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals. In July 2001, the Commission reformed under its present name.
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