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Requirements for Mediators to be on the Court-Appointed List (County Courts Mediation Services) — Galveston County. The operative requirements are quoted verbatim from the governing document (registered/posted posted); the document in custody is the controlling text.
Texas > Galveston County > County Courts at Law (mediation)
REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MEDIATION APPOINTMENTS A mediator must submit a completed application to the Court Administrator to be considered for mediation appointments. … A mediator who, during a calendar year, desires to participate as an appointed may secure an application from the Court Administrator and must complete and return the application to the Court Administrator. … The Court Administrator shall present the application to the Galveston County Mediation Services Board (hereinafter called the “Board”) at their next scheduled meeting. … If the application is approved by a majority vote in attendance at the meeting, the Court Administrator shall add the mediator to the approved appointed list. … The Board may require further qualifications which shall be approved and recorded in the minutes and resolutions of the Board at regularly scheduled meetings. … Guidelines shall include compleetion of the forty (40) hour basic training and any advanced training for Family, Juvenile, Children’s Protective Services Cases, and/or Criminal matters which may be required by the Board. … To be appointed as a CPS Mediator, a mediator must complete at least an 8 hour CPS mediation training program and provide a certificate of completion by the Course provider and be qualified as a Family Law mediator. … Must complete minimum of three (3) hours of continuing education in the last 12 months in Alternative Dispute resolution/Mediation, or be a current member in good standing of the Mediation Association of Galveston County. … Mediators shall certify to the Court Administrator on the date of original application and on or before the 1st day of October thereafter by filing a sworn annual certification form with the Court Administrator. … COMPILATION OF MASTER LIST In order for a mediator to be added to the Master List, a majority of the Board must agree that the mediator meets all criteria for placement on the list. … If one or more board members abstain from a vote, the Board shall deem the mediator "approved" if a majority of the board who did not abstain approve the application. … Mediators are required to notify Court Administration within ten (10) days of any material changes to the mediator’s information and/or qualifications. … A majority of the board shall determine if the mediator will remain on the Master List or be removed from the Master List. … Complaints and Reinstatement The Court Administrator shall forward to the Board copies of any written charges, complaints or concerns, regarding a mediator on the Galveston County Appointment list. … Such written charges, complains, or concerns must be signed by the complaining person. … The Board shall schedule a hearing to address the complaint. … The Board shall conduct the hearing in executive session unless the mediator submits a written request for a public hearing. … The Court Administrator shall notify the mediator, in writing, of the Board meeting and shall provide the mediator copies of the written and signed complaint. … After considering the complaint and the mediator's response, if any, the Board shall by a majority vote determine if the mediator will: … LIST UPDATE Each year, the Court Administrator shall update and modify the list of eligible mediators consistent with the provisions of this Plan, and shall post the updated list outside the Galveston County District Clerk's Office and outside the Galveston County Clerk's Office no later than December 31st of each year. … RESPONSIBILITIES OF COURT-APPOINTED MEDIATORS Court-appointed mediators for pro se parties shall make every reasonable effort to contact the party on a timely basis after notification of appointment is received. … Mediators shall promptly notify the Court Administrator in writing of any matter that may disqualify the mediator by law, regulation, rule or under this Plan from receiving appointments. … Mediators shall promptly notify the Court Administrator of any changes in contact information. … Mediators must file a report with the Court after the mediation has convened within 3 working days.
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the posted document; the full document (sha256 ac6f04b9f458…) is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 1, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
Tenth (10th) Court of Appeals — Standing Order No. 2, as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 01/01/2023). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.