PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
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Judicial Arbitration
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The Arbitrator
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Parties may stipulate to any person acting as arbitrator, whether or not person is attorney or regular arbitrator.
Arbitration administrator may furnish parties, upon joint request, with randomly selected list of at least 3 names of prospective arbitrators from appropriate arbitration panel.
Composition of panels and rules for selection.
Arbitrator may be designated by stipulation.
Selection absent stipulation or local rules.
Local rules may govern arbitrator appointment procedures.
Procedures where arbitrators decline to serve.
Arbitrators to be retired judges, retired commissioners, members of State Bar, and shall sit individually. Judge may also serve w/out compensation. Nonattorneys may serve as arbitrators upon stip; timing.