ACAN News

Press Releases

• The Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals Announces the 2023 Edition of the ACAN Benchbook And New Publicly-Available Training Materials (January 18, 2023)

• The Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals Announces a New Way to "Find a Neutral" (December 7, 2022)

• The Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals Welcomes the Justice Administration Community to its Annual Meeting at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, CA, March 10-12, 2023 (November 16, 2022)

• The Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals Opens Applications for the First Ever Incubator Program to Train and Mentor Neutrals to Serve Courts (November 8, 2022)

• The Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals Applauds National Association of Womens Judges' Resolution in Support of Ceasing to Use the Term "Master" or "Special Master" and of the Use of "Court-Appointed Neutrals" (October 31, 2022)

• Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals Applauds Decision by ABA Committee to Also Change Its Name and to Issue a New Draft Model Rule for Court-Appointed Neutrals (August 1, 2022)

• The 'Academy of Court-Appointed Masters' is Now 'The Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals (ACAN)' (July 7, 2022)

• Academy of Court-Appointed Masters Announces Special Masters 101 Training May 4, 2022 and May 5-6 Annual Meeting (April 4, 2022)
• Academy of Court-Appointed Masters Announces Program to Train and Mentor New Special Masters and Improve the Profession (January 24, 2022)
• Academy of Court-Appointed Masters Opens Membership to Help People Become Special Masters; Former Director of the Federal Judicial Center Hon. Jeremy Fogel (Ret.) to Participate in Development Training for the Profession (November 19, 2021)
• Academy of Court-Appointed Masters to Open Its Membership to Help People Become Special Masters and Expand the Profession (September 2, 2021)

Media Appearances

• What a Special Master Does, as Told by a Special Master, David Cohen (NPR - September 5, 2022)

• ACAN President David Tenner on Using Court-Appointed Neutrals in the Review of Records Part 2 (Newsy - September 6, 2022)

• ACAN President David Tenner on Using Court-Appointed Neutrals in the Review of Records (Newsy - August 30, 2022)