The arbitration offices conduct arbitration hearings on civil disputes in accordance with the Hessian Arbitration Office Act. They are also the competent arbitration body in criminal matters. The arbitrators, who perform the duties of the arbitration office on an honorary basis, are elected by the municipal council. They must be confirmed by the board of the local court, which also exercises direct supervision over them.

The duties of the arbitration offices in detail:

• In civil law disputes, arbitration proceedings are generally held for property claims, claims arising from neighboring rights and disputes due to violation of personal honor.
  According to the Hessian law regulating the out-of-court settlement of disputes, the arbitration offices are also recognized conciliation offices for the implementation of compulsory conciliation proceedings. This applies in particular to so-called neighbor disputes and claims for defamation, unless the offense was committed in the press or on the radio. In these cases, a conciliation procedure (e.g. before an arbitration board or another recognized conciliation body) must first be carried out before recourse can be made to the courts. However, the disputing parties must live in Hesse or have a registered office or place of business there.
  The arbitration office in whose district the other party lives is responsible or, in the case of rental and lease disputes concerning premises, the arbitration office in whose district the premises are located.
  
  
• In criminal cases , the arbitration office only becomes involved in certain offenses. These are trespassing, insult, violation of the secrecy of correspondence, assault, threats and damage to property. The arbitrator has no jurisdiction in other criminal matters. A private action for the aforementioned offenses can only be brought if the conciliation proceedings before the arbitration office have been unsuccessful.

There are a total of 15 arbitration districts in Wiesbaden. The arbitrator in whose district the defendant lives is always responsible for you.

Here you will find an overview of the arbitration districts with responsibilities, addresses, office hours and telephone contact details:

• Arbitration district Wiesbaden Alt I-III: responsible for the entire city center
  Town Hall, Schlossplatz 6, first floor room 17
  Arbitrator: Rita Traut-Gerloff
  Deputy: Bettina Gies
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 0160 5967762 or schiedsfrau-ritatraut-gerlofft-onlinede
  
  
• Biebrich arbitration district: responsible for Biebrich
  Biebrich local administration
  Arbitrator: Helmut Caspary
  Deputy: Cornelia Koch
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 0611 601898 or hcasparyicloudcom
  
  
• Bierstadt arbitration district: responsible for Bierstadt, Heßloch, Igstadt, Kloppenheim and Breckenheim
  Bierstadt local administration
  Arbitrator: Helmut Nehrbaß
  Deputy: Monika Zerbe-Hardt
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 0611 1846460 or schiedsmann-nehrbasswebde
  
  
• Arbitration district Delkenheim: responsible for Delkenheim
  Local administration Delkenheim
  Arbitrator: Klaus Wehner
  Deputy: Dieter Nold
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 06122 5080 or klauswehnergmxnet
  
  
• Dotzheim arbitration district: responsible for Dotzheim, Frauenstein and Schierstein
  Local administration Dotzheim
  Arbitrator: Bernd Thielmann
  Deputy: Christian Lehr
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 0611 2047254 or schiedsmann.dotzheimemailde
  
  
• Arbitration district Erbenheim: responsible for Erbenheim
  Bierstadt local administration
  Arbitrator: Cornelia Koch
  Deputy arbitrator: Helmut Caspary
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 0611 712620 or schiedsfrau-erbenheimgmxde
  
  
• Klarenthal arbitration district: responsible for Klarenthal
  Herrmann-Brill-Straße 4
  Arbitrator: Christian Lehr
  Deputy: Bernd Thielmann
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 0179 1148925 or schiedsmann.klarenthalgmailcom
  
  
• Medenbach arbitration district: responsible for Medenbach
  Medenbach local administration
  Arbitrator: Birgitt Urban
  Deputy: Prof. Dr. Karl Heinrich Schäfer
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 06122 5333789 or schiedsamt_medenbachemailde
  
  
• Arbitration district Naurod/Auringen: responsible for Naurod and Auringen
  Local administration Naurod
  Arbitrator: Prof. Dr. Karl Heinrich Schäfer
  Deputy: Birgitt Urban
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 06127 62331 or k.h.schaefert-onlinede
  
  
• Arbitration district Nordenstadt: responsible for Nordenstadt
  Local administration Nordenstadt
  Arbitrator: Dieter Nold
  Deputy: Klaus Wehner
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 06122 4479 or dieternoldwebde
  
  
• Arbitration district Sonnenberg/Rambach: responsible for Sonnenberg and Rambach
  Sonnenberg local administration
  Arbitrator: Monika Zerbe-Hardt
  Deputy: Helmut Nehrbaß
  Office hours: by appointment
  Contact: 0611 71538862 or monika.zerbe-hardtschiedsfraude
  
  
• Amoeneburg/Kastel arbitration district: responsible for Amoeneburg and Kastel
  Local administration Kastel/Kostheim
  Arbitrator: Jutta Widmann
  Deputy arbitrator: Gerhard Califice
  Office hours: first and third Wednesday of each month from 3 to 4 pm
  Contact: 06134 603233 or widmannfamt-onlinede
  
  
• Kostheim arbitration district: responsible for Kostheim
  Local administration Kastel/Kostheim
  Arbitrator: Gerhard Califice
  Deputy: Jutta Widmann
  Office hours: every second and fourth Wednesday of the month from 3 to 4 pm
  Contact: 0171 4824490 or gerhard_calificet-onlinede