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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 12-1503 (2026)

Appointment of arbitrators by court

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If the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, this method shall be followed. In the absence thereof, or if the agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed, or when an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and his successor has not been duly appointed, the court on application of a party shall appoint one or more arbitrators. An arbitrator so appointed has all the powers of one specifically named in the agreement.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1992–2022 · leading case: Mathews v. Life Care Centers of Am., Inc., 177 P.3d 867 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008).
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Mathews v. Life Care Centers of Am., Inc., 177 P.3d 867 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 7× “LCCA cites to A.R.S. § 12-1503 (2003) to support its argument.”
Broemmer v. Abortion Servs. of Phoenix, Ltd., 840 P.2d 1013 (Ariz. 1992). · cites it 4× “Under A.R.S. § 12-1503, if the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, "this method shall be followed.”
The Est. of Josefa U. Decamacho v. La Solana Care & Rehab, Inc., 316 P.3d 607 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” If an arbitration agreement does not so provide, the court *22 “shall appoint one or more arbitrators,” A.R.S. § 12-1503, who “shall appoint a time and place for the hearing,” A.”
Dimitri Shivkov v. Artex Risk Solutions, Inc., 974 F.3d 1051 (9th Cir. 2020). “The FAA and Arizona’s Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, however, both permit enforcement of an agreement regarding the method of naming or appointing an arbitrator.”
Coup v. Scottsdale Plaza Resort, LLC, 823 F. Supp. 2d 931 (D. Ariz. 2011). · cites it 2× “The Court notes that A.R.S. § 12-1503 is very similar to 9 U.S.”
Morgan v. Carillon Investments, Inc., 88 P.3d 1159 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “In declining to confirm an award on grounds other than stated in paragraph 5 of subsection A the court may order a rehearing before new arbitrators chosen as provided in the agreement, or in the absence thereof, by the court in accordance with § 12-1503, or if the court declines…”
Yeung v. MARIC, 232 P.3d 1281 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “These safeguards apply in the absence of an agreement to the contrary, see A.R.S. §§ 12-1503 and 12-1505, and there is nothing in the record that suggests the arbitration provision in this case contains contrary provisions.”
Beadcrete USA Inc. v. Beadcrete Pty Ltd. (D. Ariz. 2022). · cites it 4× “§ 2202 and A.R.S. § 12-1503, BPL next asks the Court to choose 15 “an arbitration panel of three qualified arbitrators with significant experience 16 adjudicating/arbitrating contract and intellectual property disputes to administer and decide 17 the claims alleged under the…”
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