To what extent are administrative offices of the court responsible for funding and staffing ADR programs?
According to Table 21, “Administrative Office of the Courts: Staffing and Responsibilities for Trial Court Functions,” from State Court Organization, 2004, the following state court administrative offices have no responsibility for ADR programs: Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Administrative offices in Arizona, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin have partial responsibility. Administrative offices in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia assume total responsibility.
