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On the official roster: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
Workplace & employment mediators in Jackson County, IL
1 workplace & employment mediators listed in Jackson County from official Illinois rosters, each with its official source.
How does mediation work in Jackson County?
Jackson County is in the First Judicial Circuit, with its circuit clerk in Murphysboro and the courthouse at 1001 Walnut Street [1][2]. Under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 905, the circuit's judges run a mandatory, circuit-wide mediation program for contested parental responsibility, parenting time, removal and relocation issues [3]. Civil mediation is governed by Article VIII of the First Circuit's local rules, and questions about the approved mediator list go to the chief judge's office at 618-997-1234 [3]. Most mediators below come from the circuit's approved family and civil mediator lists, updated October 6 and August 24, 2026 [4][5].
- Illinois Courts – Circuit Court Clerks by Circuit
- Illinois Courts directory – Jackson County Courthouse
- First Judicial Circuit – Mediation (Family and Civil)
- First Judicial Circuit – Approved Family Mediators, Oct. 6, 2026 (PDF)
- First Judicial Circuit – Civil Mediators, Aug. 24, 2026 (PDF)
Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
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No mediator from another state has told us they work online with Illinois clients in this practice area yet. Local mediators may also offer video sessions; ask when you contact them.
Court-ordered case? Courts may require a mediator from their own approved list for court-ordered cases. Check your court’s rules, or see how mediation works in Illinois.
Court-connected mediation in Illinois: Illinois court mediation lists are kept circuit by circuit; courts appoint from those lists when parties cannot agree, and Cook County rules let parties agree on a mediator not on the court list.
Private mediation in Illinois: No statewide license for private mediators was found in the sources reviewed; circuit 'certified' lists apply to court programs. No rule specific to out-of-state or online mediators was found.
Sources: Law Division Mediation, Circuit Court of Cook County · Mediation Program for Domestic Relations Cases, Circuit Court of Cook County · Civil Mediation, Illinois Second Judicial Circuit · First Judicial Circuit Mediation (family and civil) · Supreme Court Rules index, Illinois Courts · partly verified
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