The Chief Judge or his designee may appoint a Judge or Judges of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit to act as Supervising Judge for Mediation in Civil Cases, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Judge. In the absence of the appointment of a Supervising Judge for Mediation of Civil Cases, the Presiding Judge of the Civil Division shall be assigned the responsibility.
Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Lake Cnty. 7-3.06