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Different judges run settlement conferences in different ways. Sometimes all the parties, lawyers and the judge will meet in a court room. The lawyers will make submissions and the judge will comment and then give an evaluation of the case.

In other cases, the judge will meet privately with the lawyers and go through the case and then come back into the courtroom to speak to the parties about his or her views.

A settlement conference may last one hour or it may last several, particularly if the parties are actively negotiating.

If a settlement is reached, the case will not proceed beyond the settlement conference.

If a settlement is not reached, the judge will discuss the expected length of the trial with the lawyers and a trial date will be set.