Rule 1302 - Compulsory Arbitration - Arbitrators(a) A list of available arbitrators shall be maintained by the Court Administrator. The list shall consist of a sufficient number of members of the Bar of Washington County who express a willingness to serve and who are actively engaged in the practice of law primarily in Washington County in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 1302(a).(b) Each attorney who satisfies the requirements of Rule 1302(a) may submit his or her name to the Court Administrator, who shall assign said attorneys to arbitration panels. The composition of the panels may be changed as deemed appropriate by the Court Administrator.(c) Each panel so comprised shall consist of three (3) attorneys, the most senior of whom shall be the chairperson of the panel, unless otherwise agreed by the members of the panel.(d) The Court may from time to time establish a special panel of arbitrators who by virtue of seniority and experience, in specific fields of the law, are uniquely qualified to serve as arbitrators in particular types of cases, and whose special service will advance the interests of justice.(e) Each arbitrator shall be compensated at a commensurable rate to their service, which shall be established by the Court Administrator and approved by the Court.(f) If an appointed arbitrator cannot serve at the time and place designated, the attorney shall, unless otherwise prevented by matters beyond his or her control, notify the Court Administrator at least five (5) days in advance of the date upon which the hearing has been scheduled. That attorney shall then be appointed an arbitrator at the first opportunity thereafter. If any arbitrator fails to give notice as aforesaid or simply fails to appear at a scheduled arbitration, his or her name shall be passed over and that attorney shall not receive another appointment until his or her name reappears for appointment in due course. If any arbitrator is guilty of such a failing a second time, the attorney's name shall be removed from the appropriate list or lists, and he or she shall not thereafter serve as an arbitrator until reinstated upon application to the court. An attorney who fails to appear for a second time may, in the discretion of the Court, be responsible for the payment of costs if such absence causes the arbitration to be continued.Amended effective 1/1/2022