Does the judge travel from jurisdiction to jurisdiction? At the end of the day - no one really wins here because it will all be a hassle and this is because the contractor probably didn't have the requisite skills for the given job. Personally, I wouldn't want to mediate a agreement if it involved the same problem contractor. It would be like remarrying the same spouse again - and seeing the same patterns which lead to getting a second divorce.
I would want to have the judge examine the facts and render a decision. He/she probably wouldn't see warped cabinets as being acceptable. Who does? And given the case load in a one-day visit try to move on the issues in a reasonable time frame.

