Arbitration Program
The D.C. Superior Court provides a Court-sponsored arbitration program for parties with lawsuits pending in the Civil Division. Arbitration is non-binding unless otherwise agreed by the parties. The parties may agree to binding arbitration at any time by filing a written praecipe with the Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division.
The Court's Arbitration Program is not intended to supersede or modify the provisions of the D.C. Uniform Arbitration Act, D.C. Code 1981, Title 16, Chapter 42 or the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1, both of which apply when the parties themselves make a written contractual agreement to submit their dispute to arbitration rather than resort to the Court's system. The Superior Court Arbitration Program is intended to operate exclusively and independently of the procedures set forth in the D.C. Uniform Arbitration Act and the Federal Arbitration Act.
Arbitrators for the Multi-Door Division are required to be members of the District of Columbia Bar and be licensed to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction for at least five years. They must also have participated as a lead attorney in at least three civil trials of over four hours of length in a court of record, or in at least three hearings of over four hours in length before an administrative law judge. The Multi-Door Division selects and trains arbitrators from applicants who meet these qualifications. At this time, the program is not recruiting new arbitrators. For more information about the Arbitration Program, please contact Sharon Conyers, 202-879-0662.
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