{"id":27431,"date":"2022-02-17T18:46:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T23:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/?page_id=27431"},"modified":"2022-02-17T18:46:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T23:46:40","slug":"16-ns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/guidance\/adrguide-home\/16-ns\/","title":{"rendered":"Neutral Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Neutral Selection<\/h2><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div><strong><u>Personal Styles<\/u><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The CBCA prides itself on its wide range of accomplished judge neutrals.\u00a0 All the judges at the CBCA are skilled and experienced ADR providers.\u00a0 Each has his or her own style, so if a particular type or style of ADR process is desired, the interested parties may discuss this with the judge before the proceeding.\u00a0 Judge neutrals can provide services during CBCA ADR proceedings that range from the least invasive facilitation, through evaluative mediation, to binding or non-binding arbitration, as well as any other ADR process in between.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><strong><u>Appointment \u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The Board Chairman appoints CBCA judge neutrals several different ways. If desired, the parties may request the appointment of a particular judge(s). If the parties request that a particular CBCA judge be assigned, the request usually will be honored, depending on the requested judge\u2019s availability.\u00a0 Alternatively, the parties may wish to consider submitting to the Chairman a list of mutually agreed upon judge neutrals.\u00a0 If particular time constraints are mentioned, the Chairman may query the judges\u2019 availability prior to making the assignment.\u00a0 If no particular judge is requested and there are no apparent time constraints, the Chairman will usually assign a judge neutral on a rotational basis.\u00a0 In a docketed appeal, the parties may also request that the presiding judge serve as the judge neutral for the ADR proceeding.\u00a0 If the parties elect a non-binding ADR procedure and the implementation of the procedure does not result in a settlement, where the procedure has involved ex parte contact, the judge neutral may retain the case for adjudication as the presiding judge, but only if the parties and the presiding judge all agree to such retention.\u00a0 If the procedure has not involved ex parte contact, the judge neutral, after considering the parties’ views, may retain the case as the presiding judge at his or her discretion.<\/div>\n<div><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><u>Cost<\/u><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>The Board provides judge neutrals to agencies within its jurisdiction free of charge.\u00a0 For agencies whose issues in controversy do not fall within the CBCA\u2019s jurisdiction, the Board may provide ADR services on a reimbursable basis.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":27194,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27431\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adr.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}