As amended through January 1, 2020
Rule 1302 - Selection Of Arbitrators:A. The Court Administrator shall maintain a master list of arbitrators consisting of all Attorneys actively engaged in the practice of law in the 26th Judicial District arranged in a random manner. Each case for which a Certificate of Readiness for Arbitration has been filed shall be assigned by the Court Administrator to an Arbitration Board consisting of three (3) attorneys and chosen randomly from the master list. It is the intent of this Rule that the members of the Bar serving on an arbitration panel receive an equal number of appointments.B. The Board shall be chaired by a member of the Bar admitted to the practice of law for at least three (3) years.C. Not more than one (1) member or associate of a firm or association of attorneys shall be appointed to the same Board.D. If any attorney wishes to be replaced as an arbitrator in any particular arbitration hearing, the attorney shall advise the Court Administrator, in writing, no later than ten (10) days before the scheduled arbitration setting forth the reasons why the attorney cannot be present at the arbitration and the attorney can be excused from serving on the Board of Arbitration for reasonable cause. If the reason why the attorney cannot appear at the scheduled arbitration arose after the seven (7) day period, the attorney shall immediately advise the Court Administrator of the reasons why he or she cannot attend the arbitration.E. The Court Administrator shall excuse an attorney from an Arbitration only for the following reasons: 1. A conflict with a court appearance.3. Death of immediate family member. (Father, mother, husband, wife, child)