Alan Farris
On the official roster: St. Clair County Circuit Clerk (20th Judicial Circuit) · verified 2026-10-07
Compare 5 family mediators for divorce mediation in Randolph County, from official Illinois rosters. Each listing links to its official source.
Randolph County is in the Twenty-Fourth Judicial Circuit, which the legislature created effective December 5, 2022 from Randolph, Monroe, Washington and Perry counties, formerly part of the 20th Circuit [1][2]. The courthouse is at One Taylor Street in Chester, and self-help is offered in the third-floor conference room [3]. The circuit publishes a court-appointed GAL and mediator reference list that can be filtered by county and by family or civil mediator [4]. Most mediators below come from that list, with others from the St. Clair family mediator list and the First Circuit list [4][5][6].
Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.
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On the official roster: St. Clair County Circuit Clerk (20th Judicial Circuit) · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: First Judicial Circuit of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: 24th Judicial Circuit of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: 24th Judicial Circuit of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
On the official roster: 24th Judicial Circuit of Illinois · verified 2026-10-07
These mediators say they work with Illinois clients online. They are on other states’ official rosters (shown on each listing), not Illinois’s. Where they serve is their own statement. Sorted: placements first (paid ones are labeled), then most complete profile.
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
Works online with Illinois clients
Court-certified in: Idaho (verified) · Idaho Supreme Court, 2026-10-07
Serves clients: in person in Idaho · online nationwide (her statement)
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