(a) The compensation of court-appointed mediators shall be the same as the compensation of arbitrators pursuant to Section 1141.18, except that no compensation shall be paid prior to the filing of a statement of nonagreement by the mediator pursuant to Section 1775.9 or prior to settlement of the action by the parties.
§ 1775.8.Compensation of Court-Appointed Mediators; Payment of Administrative Costs
Title 11.6. Civil Action Mediation · Enacted 1993 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1775.8 pays court-appointed mediators the same rate arbitrators receive under Section 1141.18, withholds that payment until a mediator files a statement of nonagreement or the parties settle, and funds mediation's administrative costs, including mediator pay, the same way the judicial arbitration program does.
Full Text of § 1775.8
(b) All administrative costs of mediation, including compensation of mediators, shall be paid in the same manner as for arbitration pursuant to Section 1141.28. Funds allocated for the payment of arbitrators under the judicial arbitration program shall be equally available for the payment of mediators under this title.
Plain-English Summary
This section ties mediator pay directly to the compensation scale already set for arbitrators. A court-appointed mediator earns the same compensation an arbitrator would under Section 1141.18, but with one added condition: no payment goes out before the mediator files a statement of nonagreement under Section 1775.9, or before the parties settle the case, whichever comes first.
Administrative costs of mediation, including that mediator compensation, get paid the same way arbitration's administrative costs are paid under Section 1141.28. The same pool of funds set aside for paying arbitrators under the judicial arbitration program is equally available to pay mediators under this title, so mediation doesn't need its own separate funding stream.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a court-appointed mediator get paid?
The same compensation as an arbitrator under Section 1141.18.
When can a mediator be paid?
Not before a statement of nonagreement is filed under Section 1775.9, or the parties settle the action.
Where does the money to pay mediators come from?
The same funds allocated to pay arbitrators under the judicial arbitration program, which are equally available for mediator compensation under this title.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1261, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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