Judge Jo / Jury Jo Arbitrator Guidelines

The Laws, Rules and Guidelines Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ Arbitrator(s) Use to Decide Cases!

Man’s Laws are vast and vary from one nation to another, from one country (state) to another, and this fact is found even between towns, cities and counties within the same state or country’s within a nation.

The fact that there are so many varying jurisdictions, and each time a dispute crosses over the boundaries of a jurisdictions, the various issues of which laws to use and the parties are under the scope of the authority, becomes and issue and a problem often times and can become a trial within a trial. This is true even when the contract specifies the parties “choice of law.”

Most certainly, clever lawyers will find a way to make the jurisdictional elements of law an issue, to either cause an extra burden upon the other party, and/or so that the local laws which may be more favorable for their client, provides the technicality they need to win.

However, many courts are now finding this behavior as pure “gamesmanship” and in violation of, as an example, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 11 Signing Pleadings, Motions, and Other Papers; Representations to the Court.

Near all states mirror Rule 11, and a good example of the direction of the courts on this subject, Arizona’s Division II, under a case known as Crackle v. Allstate, has found “gamesmanship” to be a form of “Extortion” by and is actionable against both the Attorney’s for and Allstate too!

Below you will find our Judge Jo / Jury Jo Arbitrator Guidelines. These Guidelines are important for you to understand and you agree you have read them as a part of an incorporated by reference to the What You Should Know Jo Arbitration Agreement. The Guidelines are simple and easy to follow. Perhaps best of all, they will help you become one of the top Judge Jo / Jury Jo Presiding Officers over our Judge Jo Community Appeals™!

What Laws & Rules does Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ use to decide cases?

Man’s Laws are vast and vary from one nation to another, from one country (state) to another, and this fact is found even between towns, cities and counties within the same state or country’s within a nation. Simply, laws can be completely different and even opposing from one jurisdiction to another. Many times the various parties are located in differing jurisdictions and cross one of the boundaries (called “elements of jurisdiction” in legal language).

So, the age old question is which jurisdictions laws shall be used? This becomes a problem in itself and often times it becomes a collateral attack question at trial within a trial. This can be true even when the agreement or contract in question specifies the “choice of law”, as a clever lawyer can dream up a way to make it an issue, that is to say generally to either to create extra burden for the opposing party, or to gain the advantage of local or even the other party’s jurisdictions laws, of course being more favorable to their client. Many times this just may be provide the technicality they need to win.

One reason Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ was founded is to dissolve all jurisdictional and perhaps even better, all economic barriers to entry and the people finding relief. Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ accomplished this by simply adopting our criteria of no boundary and universal set of rules for deliberating and deciding cases.

So, you are now empowered as the Judge and Jury in your capacity as a Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ Arbitrator(s) to deliberate with the various other Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ Arbitrator(s) and to decide cases based solely on what you believe is equitable or fair and reasonable. Most certainly, this is what our lawmakers at least give the appearance of an attempt to do when they write laws and legislate them into the books?

Judge Jo / Jury Jo Arbitrator Guidelines:

You are charged with the following responsibilities in all arbitration cases brought before you.

In your determination, always assure a fair and reasonable outcome, based on the evidence presented before you, and your application of the following:

The general principles of equity (fairness) and the common law (law that does not need to be written – such as everyone knows theft is wrong);

Using your common sense analysis of the facts of the case and the circumstances and context; and,

Of course calling upon your own personal experience and expertise.

Judge Jo / Jury Jo Arbitrator(s) are mandated to immediately request re-assignment from a case for any of the following reasons:

No matter how slight it may be, if you have even the remotest conflicts of interest;

If you have even the remotest presence of any bias whatsoever;

If you have experienced a loss of neutrality during any time or stage of the hearing deliberations.

Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ Arbitrator(s) mandated and prime directive is to assure “equity” (fairness and reasonable) of the matter. The Maxim of Law known as “Equity” has found it’s way into our courts for literally thousands of years (contractual agreement to arbitrate dates back to at least well over 5000 years). Equity Courts have the power to “do equity” which the Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ Arbitrator(s) determine is fair and reasonable, even in the face of some man’s law legal technicality which might suggest or mandate the opposite result. In an example, a recent unanimous decision from the California Supreme Court re-affirmed an arbitrator’s power to do equity in exactly such a situation.

Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ Arbitrator(s) apply what has anciently been referred to as “Common Law”, which is the principles handed down over centuries. Many judisdictions have promulgated statutes in order to put a boundary around the expansion of the Common Law and give fair notice as to the laws of that jurisdiction, hence mirroring and serving as the basis of their statutory law. As an example, a contract will require elements necessary to find the contract valid such as there must be a benefit (also known as “consideration”) to both parties. In addition, the price must be stated and … etcetera.

Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ Arbitrator(s), may also apply their own common sense of what is right and wrong to a given situation as well as their life experiences . Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ only uses registered users who have agreed to review all of our Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ text, audio and video literature and presentations to mature in their arbitrator(s) duties. Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ attempts to assign obtain arbitrator(s) with a level of understanding and even expertise in all our cases in order to better comprehend the facts. Ultimately, the goal of every Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ Arbitrator(s) is to assure their fair and equitable solution that is in conformance with the facts of the case. We find Equity to be the solution for the people, that is to say rather than a contrived decision resting upon a local jurisdiction statute or ordinance or rule technicality.

In adopting these guidelines and standards, Judge Jo™ Community Appeals™ becomes the first and only truly worldwide Community Appeals™ arbitration service provider.