Rule 1302.1 - Selection of Arbitrators and Substitutions(a) Each board of arbitrators shall be composed of one attorney from the "Qualified List of Chairpersons" and two attorneys from the "Qualified List of Arbitrators." Not more than one member or associate of any firm or association of attorneys shall be appointed to the same arbitration panel.(b) The minimum qualifications for service as an arbitrator are as follows:(1) Membership in the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania;(2) The active practice of law for a minimum of one year following admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania;(3) The maintenance of a principal office for the practice of law in Berks County;(4) Participation in at least one (1) trial or evidentiary hearing; and(5) The completion of a training program sponsored by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Berks County Bar Association, which is approved for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit.(c) If a qualified arbitrator is unable to serve at the hearing at which he or she has been appointed to serve, that arbitrator shall notify Court Administration and counsel of record at least three working days prior to the scheduled date of the hearing. If that arbitrator notifies Court Administration of his or her inability to serve less than three working days prior to the scheduled hearing date, that arbitrator shall make all arrangements to ensure that a substitute arbitrator who appears on the "Qualified List of Arbitrators" is present for the hearing and shall notify Court Administration and counsel of record accordingly. If any arbitrator simply fails to appear at the scheduled hearing, he or she shall not receive any further appointments until his or her name reappears for appointment in due course. If an arbitrator fails to appear a second time, his or her name shall be removed from the "Qualified List of Arbitrators" and he or she shall not thereafter be appointed as an arbitrator in any case unless he or she is reinstated upon application to the President Judge of the Court.Amended effective 2/12/2018 ; amended effective 7/9/2019; amended effective 3/14/2020.