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PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE 1063-1822.60›TITLE 9.3. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES 1297.11-1297.432›CHAPTER 3. Composition of Arbitral Tribunals 1297.101-1297.154›ARTICLE 2. Appointment of Arbitrators 1297.111-1297.119
§ 1297.118
California Code of Civil Procedure · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The superior court, in appointing an arbitrator, shall have due regard to all of the following:
(a) Any qualifications required of the arbitrator by the agreement of the parties.
(b) Other considerations as are likely to secure the appointment of an independent and impartial arbitrator.
(c) In the case of a sole or third arbitrator, the advisability of appointing an arbitrator of a nationality other than those of the parties.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective March 7, 1988.)
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