---
title: "Track the tribunal-appointment steps after the notice of arbitration"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/track-the-tribunal-appointment-deadlines-after-the-notice-of-arbitration/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A6-K20261018-1-US"
practice_area: "Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Track the tribunal-appointment steps after the notice of arbitration

> From the arbitration clause, list the method it states for naming an arbitrator or umpire, the number of days it states, and the date each step falls due from the notice in the file. Do not name an arbitrator.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/track-the-tribunal-appointment-deadlines-after-the-notice-of-arbitration/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the arbitration clause, list the method it states for naming an arbitrator or umpire, the number of days it states, and the date each step falls due from the notice in the file. Do not name an arbitrator. |
| What the lawyer must review | 9 U.S.C. § 5: if the agreement provides a method of naming or appointing an arbitrator or umpire, that method shall be followed. If no method is provided, or a party fails to use the method, or there is a lapse in naming an arbitrator or in filling a vacancy, either party may apply and the court shall designate and appoint. Unless the agreement provides otherwise, the arbitration is by a single arbitrator. The lawyer decides whether there has been a lapse and writes any application. Formal Opinion 512: the diary is checked against the clause before a date is treated as missed. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Track the tribunal appointment deadlines after the notice of arbitration](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/track-the-tribunal-appointment-deadlines-after-the-notice-of-arbitration.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the arbitration clause, list the method it states for naming an arbitrator or umpire, the number of days it states, and the date each step falls due from the notice in the file. Do not name an arbitrator.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Institutional appointment rules were not opened. The diary follows the clause in the file.
- A court application under § 5 is a filing the lawyer writes. This entry only tracks the contractual steps.

## Sources

- [9 U.S.C. § 5, appointment of arbitrators or umpire](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/9/5) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [9 U.S.C. § 2, validity of arbitration agreements](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/9/2) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Arbitration preliminary-hearing agenda](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/us-arbitration-preliminary-hearing-agenda.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Agenda of topics to take to the first procedural hearing in a commercial arbitration, built from the issues a federal court would cover under Rules 16 and 26(f).… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*