Abstract
This paper presents information on the relationship between court-annexed arbitration and case processing time. Are arbitration cases resolved more expeditiously than court cases? Is arbitration expeditious for some cases and not others? Does the outcome of the arbitration hearing affect the appeal rate? These and related questions are addressed through an examination of the Georgia Fulton County Superior Court Arbitration Program, which was introduced in the spring of 1986. A review of court and arbitration cases indicates that arbitration improves case processing time for the cases referred to it without increasing the processing time for the rest of the court’s caseload. While all basic types of civil cases are handled more expeditiously under arbitration, contract and collection cases undergo the greatest reduction in case processing time. Finally, both the size of the arbitration award and its relation to the amount claimed affect the rate at which parties appeal the arbitration award.
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