RULE 3.1
                       QUALIFICATIONS


     (a)  Arbitration Panel.  There shall be a panel of
arbitrators in such numbers as the administrative committee
may from time to time determine.  A person desiring to serve
as an arbitrator shall complete an application on a form
prescribed by the court.  A copy of said application of a
person appointed as an arbitrator will be available upon
request by any party and will be mailed to a requesting
party at the party's own expense.  The oath of office on the
form prescribed by the court must be completed and filed
prior to an appointed applicant being placed on the panel.
An arbitrator must be a member of the Washington State Bar
Association and have been admitted to the bar for a minimum
of five years or be a retired judge.

     (b)  Refusal: Disqualification.  The appointment of an
arbitrator is subject to the right of that person to refuse
to serve.  An arbitrator must notify the presiding judge or
designee immediately if refusing to serve or if any cause
exists for the arbitrator's disqualification from the case
upon any of the grounds of interest, relationship, bias or
prejudice set forth in CJC Canon 3 governing the
disqualification of judges.  If disqualified, the arbitrator
must immediately return all materials in a case to the
presiding judge or designee.