(1) Unless otherwise ordered or stipulated, an arbitrator must be an active attorney member in good standing of the Oregon State Bar, who has been admitted to any bar for a minimum of five years, or a retired or senior judge. The parties may stipulate to a nonlawyer arbitrator.
(2) An arbitrator who is not a retired or senior judge or stipulated nonlawyer arbitrator must be an active attorney member in good standing of the Oregon State Bar at the time of each appointment. During any period of suspension from the practice of law or in the event of disbarment, an arbitrator will be removed from the court’s list of arbitrators and may reapply when the attorney is reinstated or readmitted to the Bar.
(3) Arbitrators will conduct themselves in the manner prescribed by the Code of Judicial Conduct.
(4) As used in this rule, “attorney” does not include licensed paralegals.
