Rule 17.03 - APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATION AND COMPENSATION OF ARBITRATORS (SUPREME COURT RULE 87)A. Retired judges licensed to practice in Illinois and residing in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, shall be eligible as arbitrators by filing the appropriate form with the Arbitration Administrator.B. All attorneys licensed in Illinois who reside in, maintain offices in, or practice in the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit, shall be eligible for appointments as arbitrators in said Circuit by filing the appropriate form with the Arbitration Administrator. Panel members must certify that they have engaged in the active practice of law for a minimum of two (2) years within the five (5) years immediately preceding the filing of the application. Eligible arbitration panel members shall be certified by attending The Arbitration Seminar prior to active service on an arbitration panel.C. The Arbitration Administrator shall maintain a separate list of approved arbitrators for the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit. These arbitrators will be called for service on a random, rotating basis within the county. The list shall identify those arbitrators who are approved to serve as chairpersons. Every panel of arbitrators shall be chaired by a member of the bar who has been engaged in trial practice for at least five years within the preceding ten (10) years of the filing of the application or a retired judge. Except for emergency calls, a notice of the date set for arbitration shall be provided to the arbitrators not less than 45 days prior to the scheduled date. Each panel will consist of three (3) arbitrators or such lesser number as may be agreed upon in writing by the parties. The eligibility of each attorney to serve as the arbitrator may, from time to time, be reviewed by the Arbitration Administrator and determined by the Supervising Judge.D. Not more than one member or associate of a firm, office, or association of attorneys shall be appointed to the same panel. Upon appointment to the case, an arbitrator shall notify the court and withdraw from the case if any grounds appear to exist for disqualification pursuant to the Illinois Code of Judicial Conduct.E. Each arbitrator shall take an oath of office in conformity with the form provided in Supreme Court Rule 94. In addition, an arbitrator may not be contacted, or publicly comment, or respond to questions regarding a particular arbitration case heard by that arbitrator during the pendency of that case and until a final order is entered and the time for appeal has expired.F. Upon completion of each day's arbitration proceedings, the Arbitration Administrator will process the necessary voucher through the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts for payment of the arbitrators. Each arbitrator will be compensated in accordance with the Supreme Court Rules.Ill. R. Cir. Ct. McHenry Cnty. 17.03