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Judge: Eviction‑mediation pilot has cut returns to court to under 1%; 74% avoid judgment
Summary
Judge John McEntee reported results from a county eviction‑mediation pilot: more than 700 mediations over two years, about 74% avoiding a court judgment and about 32% of households keeping their current tenancy. The judge described the program as a cost‑effective way to reduce forcible removals and law‑enforcement deployments.
Johnson County’s eviction‑mediation pilot has produced measurable reductions in courtroom returns and writs of restitution, District Magistrate Judge John McEntee told the Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 9.
Judge McEntee, who took the bench in late 2022 and helped design the pilot, said the court required mediation for certain eviction filings and that the program — funded in part by the county — has completed just over 700 mediations in its two‑year run. "Fewer than 1 case in 100 of the cases returned to the courtroom," he said, and about 74% of mediated cases avoided a…
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