A single arbitrator is selected by either the parties or the court. The parties may select an arbitrator from the court's roster of attorneys and former judges, or they may identify an arbitrator from another source. If the parties fail to agree on an arbitrator, the arbitration clerk will select an arbitrator with the desired subject matter expertise from the court roster. Each side may reject one court-selected arbitrator, whereupon the arbitration clerk will select another arbitrator. No specialized training of the arbitrators is required.
Several arbitrators are retired judges, now residing in Arizona.
The court has not addressed this issue. Outside arbitrators selected by the parties are subject to the court's compensation structure. The arbitration program is administered by the clerk's office. Substantive or procedural problems are handled by an advisory committee chaired by a district judge and composed of three counsel, two district judges, and the court clerk.