Jan. 13, 2025
Sir/Madam, I write to you in support of the above-referenced rule change. The numbers speak for themselves: Thus, with their additional opportunity to appear on Public Lists, chair-qualified public arbitrators made 61 percent (=143,381/(143,381+92,356)) of appearances but make up just 27 percent of all public arbitrators.49 I am a public arbitrator, and willing to stay as one, but my participation is limited. Assuming this rule change is approved, maybe my ‘hit ratio’ will increase and will have more opportunities to serve on a panel. Quite honestly, I also considered dropping out the program because of lack of cases. Hopefully, this change will be approved, and you should see broader participation by ALL public arbitrators. Thank you. Matthew J. Kearney A57912