(1) Mediation panels shall be composed of 3 members.
    (2) The procedure for selecting mediation panel members and their qualifications shall be as prescribed by the Michigan court rules or local court rules.

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 600.4953

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
    (3) A judge may be selected as a member of a mediation panel, but may not preside at the trial of any action in which he or she served as a mediator.
    (4) The grounds for disqualification of a mediator are the same as that provided in the Michigan court rules for the disqualification of a judge.