Rule 1302 - Compulsory Arbitration: Arbitrators(a) The Court Administrator shall maintain a roster of arbitrators, which shall include all attorneys as set forth in subparagraph (c) herein.(b) The roster of arbitrators shall be divided into two lists, designated "chair' and "arbitrator". The chair list shall consist of qualified attorneys who have been actively engaged in civil trial practice for at least (5) years. The arbitrator list shall consist of all other qualified attorneys.(c) All attorneys who are actively engaged in the practice of law in Fayette County shall be listed on the roster of arbitrators unless: (1) Upon petition, they have requested to be removed from the list by court order; or(2) They have been removed from the list for some other reason by court order.(d) The Court may remove any attorney from the roster of arbitrators, or either of its lists, as the Court deems appropriate, upon cause shown(e) Each arbitrator shall be paid the sum of Two-hundred ($200.00) Dollars a day for each morning and afternoon session attended or One Hundred ($100.00) for each morning or afternoon session attended. In cases requiring lengthy hearings or involving unusual questions of law or fact, the Court may, on petition of the arbitrators, increase their fees to an amount that will reasonably compensate them for necessary services performed.(f) To each board of arbitration the Court Administrator shall appoint three (3) arbitrators. The first arbitrator shall be from the chair list; the second from the arbitrator list, and the third may be from either list. The Court Administrator shall select arbitrators from the lists in rotation and in such fashion that, as nearly as possible, each attorney is selected once before any other attorney is selected to serve again.(g) No more than one member of any firm or association of attorneys or one of any group of attorneys sharing a suite of offices shall be appointed to any one board or arbitration.(h) An arbitrator may be excused from serving only by order of Court. If an arbitrator fails, without reasonable cause, to perform his scheduled duties, his name will be removed from the roster of arbitrators.(i) If an arbitrator is excused or fails to appear or is unable to continue to act, the Court Administrator will appoint a substitute from the same list. (1) The appointment of a board of arbitration shall be substantially in the following form: (caption)
APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF ARBITRATION
The following are appointed to a board of arbitration:
The board will convene on
Date: _________________ __________________________________
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
Amended March 15, 2001, effective 5/6/2001.