AO 2007-09 Arbitrators and Mediators — Okaloosa County, FL · BenchPath

First Cir. — AO 2007-09 Arbitrators and Mediators

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Summary

9 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2007-09 Arbitrators and Mediators.

Applies to

First Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

• Any person qualified and certified by the Supreme Court of Florida to serve as a mediator and/or arbitrator desiring to serve in the First Judicial Circuit shall file a written request for installation on the First Judicial Circuit’s Registered Mediators and Arbitrators List maintained by the Chief Judge in accordance with §44.102(4). 2. • Mediators shall be compensated at the hourly rate set by the presiding judge in the referral order and in further accordance with the statutes. 3. • Arbitrators shall be compensated pursuant to §44.103(3) and Rule 1.810 at a rate not to exceed $1,500 per diem, unless the parties agree otherwise, and in further accordance with the statutes. 4. • In voluntary arbitration, the arbitrators shall be compensated by the parties according to their agreement and in further accordance with the statutes. 5. • In the absence of a written agreement providing for the mediator’s compensation, mediators shall be compensated in accordance with the rules and statutes at the hourly rate set by the presiding judge in the referral order. • Where appropriate, each party shall pay a proportionate share of the total charges of the mediator. 6. • Arbitrators engaged in court-ordered non-binding arbitration shall be compensated in accordance with the rules and statutes. • In voluntary binding arbitration, the arbitrators shall be compensated by the parties according to their agreement and in accordance with the rules and statutes. 8. • Upon a finding that a party is indigent, compensation of the mediator or arbitrator shall be pursuant to the applicable rule(s) and statute(s).

Source of truth

Any person qualified and certified by the Supreme Court of Florida to serve as a mediator and/or arbitrator desiring to serve in the First Judicial Circuit shall file a written request for installation on the First Judicial Circuit’s Registered Mediators and Arbitrators List maintained by the Chief Judge in accordance with §44.102(4). 2.

Official source: 1st Circuit — official site
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: benchpath-live-harvest-2026-07-24

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