Why We Became the Court-Appointed Neutrals Committee
Previously named the Special Masters Committee, the Court-Appointed Neutrals Committee believes this term better serves the Committee’s efforts to broaden our thinking about neutrals. Despite the positive ways in which “master” has been used in this context, its negative connotations conflict with the goals our Committee is trying to achieve. “Court-Appointed Neutral” much better describes what we are urging courts and litigants to consider and accommodates the fact that jurisdictions use different terms for this function.