Qualifications of the Arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be selected based by mutual agreement of the parties. The arbitrator shall be a retired judge or an attorney with at least five (5) years of experience with public works construction contract law and in arbitrating public works construction disputes. In addition, the arbitrator shall have at least twenty (20) hours of formal training in arbitration skills. In the event the parties cannot agree upon a mutually acceptable arbitrator, then the provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 10240.3 shall be followed in selecting an arbitrator possessing the qualifications required herein.
Qualifications of the Arbitrator. No person shall serve as an arbitrator in any matter in which that person has any financial or personal interest in the result of the proceeding. Prior to accepting appointment, the prospective arbitrator shall disclosure any circumstance likely to prevent a prompt hearing or create a presumption of bias. Upon receipt of such information from the arbitrator or any other source, AAA will either replace that person or communicate the information to the Parties for comment. Thereafter, AAA may disqualify that person and its decision shall be conclusive.
Qualifications of the Arbitrator. (s). The arbitrator(s) must be a lawyer, having practiced actively in the field of commercial law for at least fifteen (15) years.
Qualifications of the Arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be selected based on mutual agreement of the parties to the arbitration. If the Claim involves a claim by or against a third person or entity who is joined in the arbitration as a party to the arbitration (as defined in California Public Contract Code Section 10240.9), then such third person or entity shall be given the opportunity to participate in the selection of the arbitrator in accordance with the procedures provided for in this Paragraph 10.4.3. The arbitrator shall be a retired judge or an attorney with at least five (5) years of experience with public works construction contract law and in arbitrating public works construction disputes. In the event the parties to the arbitration cannot agree upon a mutually acceptable arbitrator, then the provisions of California Public Contract Code Section 10240.3 shall be followed in selecting an arbitrator possessing the qualifications required herein.
Qualifications of the Arbitrator. Any arbitration conducted under this Article IV (“Arbitration”) shall be conducted and heard by a sole arbitrator (the “Arbitrator”), who shall be a former judge or professional arbitrator with expertise in the area of civil litigation, and whose primary office is in the greater Austin, Texas area. Each Settling Party and each proposed Arbitrator shall disclose to all participants any business, familial or other relationship or affiliation that may exist between such Settling Party and such proposed Arbitrator, and any such relationship or affiliation shall disqualify such Arbitrator unless waived by each other Settling Party.
Qualifications of the Arbitrator. The arbitrator chosen by the parties or appointed by JAMS or any other arbitration organization shall be a retired Federal District Court, California Superior Court, or federal or state appellate or supreme court judge with at least ten (10) years experience on the bench.
