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UTCR 13.090 — ARBITRATORS

2026 Uniform Trial Court Rules — Chapter 13 · physical PDF page 3 · 2026

13.090 ARBITRATORS
(1) Unless otherwise ordered or stipulated, an arbitrator must be an active attorney
licensee 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 licensee 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.

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