As amended through November 4, 2024
Section 14 - Rule 31A Neutrals Presiding in Mini-Trials(a) The Parties may select any lawyer in good standing and admitted to practice to act as a Rule 31A Neutral in a Mini-Trial.(b) Where the Court, pursuant to Section 4 of this Rule, appoints a Rule 31A Neutral to act as a Rule 31A Neutral in a Mini-Trial in a general civil case, the person appointed shall be a lawyer in good standing and shall have been admitted to practice for at least ten years.(c) Where the Court, pursuant to Section 4 of this Rule, appoints a Rule 31A Neutral to act as a Rule 31 Neutral in a Mini-Trial in a family case, the person appointed shall be a lawyer in good standing and shall have been admitted to practice for at least ten years, during which a substantial portion of the lawyer's practice shall have been in family cases.