July Issue Corrections

The Honorable Joanne Goss JDR Program in Canada

In July 2004, we published an article on judicial dispute resolution in Edmonton. The article was written by the Honorable Joanne Goss. The Honorable Joanne Goss chairs the Edmonton Judicial Dispute Resolution Program in the Provincial Court, launched in 2000.

Abstract: Judicial Dispute Resolution or JDR is a pre-trial settlement process involving judges as settlement facilitators. In October 2000 the Family and Youth Court in Edmonton, Alberta launched a yearlong JDR pilot project to determine whether JDR would help in resolving family and child welfare matters before the court. The project was very successful and has become a permanent program in Edmonton. This article explains how the Edmonton JDR pilot project was set up and evaluated as well as its success as a permanent program. The article describes the JDR process in detail and discusses the current statistics from the program. The design and development of the new JDR Centre in the Edmonton courthouse is also addressed.

Listed below are supplemental materials to the article, Judicial Dispute Resolution: Program Setup and Evaluation in Edmonton, 42 FAM. CT. REV. 511 (2004), written by the Honorable Joanne Goss.

The Honorable Joanne Goss has graciously agreed to allow us to post this material for people who want more information on Judicial Dispute Resolution in Edmonton. We thank the Honorable Joanne Goss for allowing us to post these items on our web site.

Evaluation Report - Participant Comments (PDF)
Recommendations and Results (PDF)
Evaluation Report (2001) - Questionnaires (PDF)
Information Sheet (PDF)
Consent Form (PDF)
Floor Plan (PDF)