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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 1, 2012

Judicial Council punts on disclosure rule for arbitrators

The Judicial Council tabled a proposal Tuesday to require arbitrators to disclose past professional discipline after some members raised concerns that it hadn't been fully vetted.


By Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - The Judicial Council tabled a proposal Tuesday to require arbitrators to disclose past professional discipline after some members raised concerns that it hadn't been fully vetted.


The General Counsel's Office of the Administrative Office of the Courts, the staff arm of the council, recommended that private arbitrators be required to tell parties whether they've been disbarre...

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