Litigation & Arbitration
May 22, 2026
Can federal courts confirm or vacate your arbitration award?
The Supreme Court held in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties that federal courts can confirm or vacate arbitration awards when the case was originally filed under federal law and stayed, without requiring a new jurisdictional basis.
Rex S. Heinke
Counsel
California Appellate Law Group
appellate law
Email: rex.heinke@calapplaw.com
Columbia University School of Law
Rex is one of the most accomplished appellate practitioners in California, and among the best in the nation. Twice named "California Lawyer of the Year," Rex has argued more than 150 appeals in federal and state courts across the country and is regularly called on to defend major corporations and high-profile individuals in some of their most hotly contested appellate matters.
The arbitration is over. A party that wins typically seeks to confirm the arbitration award, while a losing party seeks to vacate it. Which court do you go to?
State courts are generally available, but what if you want to go to federal court? Recently, in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, a unanimous Supreme Court resolved a circuit split over when you can seek to confirm or vacate an arbitration award in federal court.
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