Parties pay mediator pursuant to court suggestion or order

Court staff or contract mediators -- paid by court*

Magistrates mediate
(cases that they have not heard and/or will not hear)

Settlement Week/Days
(volunteer attorney mediators)

Volunteer mediators at court

Community mediation center with contract

Courts of common pleas-general division civil cases
(49)

Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Lucas, Mercer (4)

Ashland, Ashtabula, Champaign, Clermont, Clinton, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Fulton, Hamilton, Henry, Huron, Lawrence, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning,  Montgomery, Portage, Richland, Ross, Sandusky-Ottowa-Seneca, Scioto, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Union (25)

Franklin

Ashtabula, Butler, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Geauga, Hamilton, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Mahoning, Miami, Richland, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas,

(17)

Richland (occasionally)

Ashtabula (occasionally)

Domestic relations
(47)

Athens, Clinton, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hancock, Lake, Licking, Lucas, Mahoning, Mercer, Montgomery, Ottawa, Portage, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, Wood (19)

Ashtabula, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Henry, Licking, Lorain, Lucas, Marion, Medina, Mercer, Montgomery, Muskingum, Richland, Union, Van Wert (23)

Guernsey

Butler, Clermont, --

Magistrate conducted settlement conferences-

Montgomery --

co-mediation model:

Summit (Better Business Bureau of Akron)

Juvenile – parenting
(17)

Franklin, Wood

Ashtabula, Butler, Clark, Cuyahoga, Franklin,  Licking, Lucas, Montgomery, Muskingham, Richland, Union, Van Wert (12)

Clinton, Lucas (2)

Perry (Main Street Mediation)

Juvenile—status/delinquency
(27)

Athens, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Cuyahoga, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Franklin,  Fulton, Lawrence, Licking, Montgomery, Ross, Scioto, Warren, Wayne, (18)

Clinton, Lucas, Franklin, Richland, Stark, Van Wert (6)

Montgomery, (Dayton Mediation Center) Mahoning (Mahnoning Valley Dispute Resolution Services) Perry (Main Street Mediation)

Victim offender mediation

Adult Felony (AF)
Adult Misdemeanor (AM)
Juvenile (J)
(10)

Richland (AF,J)

Montgomery (AF)

Union (AF, J)

Van Wert (J)

Butler County Juvenile Court (J), Fulton County Juvenile Court (J), Holmes County VORP Program (non-profit) (AF, AM, J), Richland (J)Williams County Juvenile Court (J)

Dayton Municipal Court (Dayton Mediation Center) (AM)

Abuse, Dependency & Neglect
(7)

Champaign, Clark, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Lucas, Montgomery (6)

Clinton

Probate
(6)

Licking, Summit, Trumbull (3)

Clark, Greene, Montgomery (no contract)

Municipal court-small claims
(35)

Alliance, Cleveland, Defiance, Franklin, Hamilton, Toledo, Massillon, Napoleon (8)

Franklin

Akron, Ashtabula, Ashtabula County Courts, Berea, Brown County Court, Bowling Green, Cambridge, Circleville, Conneaut, Findlay, Huber Heights, Mansfield, Marion, Maumee, Mt. Vernon, Oregon, Perrysburg, Rocky River, Sidney, Sylvania, Tiffin, Toledo, Vandalia,  Zanesville, (24)

Dayton (Dayton Mediation Center)

Perry County Court (Main Street Mediation) Youngstown (Mahoning Valley Dispute Resolution Service)

Appellate courts
(6)

First, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth Districts (6)

Other:

 Court of Claims: Retired Judge conducts Settlement conferences

Supreme Court:

Master Commissioner mediates some appeals and original actions