1. This Code of Conduct for Mediators shall apply to all mediators conducting mediations in which CR 99 and CR 100 apply. 2. This Code of Conduct is intended to instill and promote public confidence in the mediation process and to provide uniformity and minimum standards for mediator conduct. 3. It is the mediator's role to facilitate communication and understanding among the parties and to assist them in reaching agreement. The mediator should not, however, render a decision on the issues in dispute. In mediation, the ultimate decision whether, and on what terms, to resolve the dispute belongs to the parties.
Rule 100.01.Purpose.
Current through June 18, 2026 · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceRule 100.01 opens Kentucky's Code of Conduct for Mediators, explaining that it applies to every mediator working under CR 99 and CR 100, aims to build public confidence in mediation, and casts the mediator's role as a facilitator who helps parties reach their own agreement rather than deciding the dispute.
Full Text of Rule 100.01
Amendment History
(Adopted January 14, 2022, effective February 1, 2022; amended effective February 7, 2022.) KENTUCKY RULES ANNOTATED Copyright © 2026 by Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. a member of the LexisNexis Group. All rights reserved
Plain-English Summary
Rule 100.01 sets the stage for the mediator ethics code that follows. It applies to any mediator conducting a mediation covered by CR 99 or CR 100, and it exists to give the public confidence that mediators will act with uniform, minimum standards of conduct.
The heart of the rule is a job description. A mediator's task is to help the parties talk to each other and understand each other's positions well enough to reach their own agreement. A mediator doesn't rule on who's right. The parties keep control over whether to settle and on what terms -- the mediator only facilitates that conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of Kentucky's Code of Conduct for Mediators?
Rule 100.01 says the code exists to instill and promote public confidence in the mediation process and to set uniform, minimum standards for how mediators conduct themselves.
Can a Kentucky mediator decide who wins a dispute?
No. The mediator's role is to facilitate communication and help the parties reach agreement; the mediator does not render a decision on the issues in dispute, and the parties retain the ultimate decision on whether and how to resolve the case.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Kentucky Rules of Civil Procedure (Ky. R. Civ. P. 100.01). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Kentucky (Ky. Const. § 116). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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