{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1297.124","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.124","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE [1063. - 1822.60.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3"},{"name":"TITLE 9.3. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES [1297.11. - 1297.432.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-9.3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Composition of Arbitral Tribunals [1297.101. - 1297.154.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-9.3/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Grounds for Challenge [1297.121. - 1297.125.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-9.3/chapter-3/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1.   Effective March 7, 1988.","effective":"1988-03-07","html":"<p>Unless otherwise agreed by the parties or the rules governing the arbitration, an arbitrator may be challenged only if circumstances exist that give rise to justifiable doubts as to his or her independence or impartiality, or as to his or her possession of the qualifications upon which the parties have agreed.</p>","text":"Unless otherwise agreed by the parties or the rules governing the arbitration, an arbitrator may be challenged only if circumstances exist that give rise to justifiable doubts as to his or her independence or impartiality, or as to his or her possession of the qualifications upon which the parties have agreed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/grounds-for-challenge-1297-124","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}