Section 5270.5 Of Part 3.5. Arbitration From California Labor Code >> Division 4. >> Part 3.5.
5270.5
. (a) The presiding workers' compensation judge at each
district office shall prepare a list of all eligible attorneys who
apply to be placed on the list of eligible arbitrators. Attorneys are
eligible to become arbitrators if they are active members of the
California State Bar Association and are one of the following:
(1) A certified specialist in workers' compensation, or eligible
to become certified.
(2) A retired workers' compensation judge.
(3) A retired appeals board member.
(4) An attorney who has been certified to serve as a judge pro
tempore.
(b) No attorney shall be included in a panel of arbitrators, if he
or she has served as a judge in any proceeding involving the same
case, or has represented, or whose firm has represented, any party in
the same case.