"But isn't it more likely that regular courts, with all their rules about conflict of interest and judges that aren't paid their salary by one side of the dispu

"But isn't it more likely that regular courts, with all their rules about conflict of interest and judges that aren't paid their salary by one side of the dispute are a little more likely to be the fairer ones?" In my experience, no ;-) Also, they are paid by one side of the dispute - you pay judges salaries ;-) In a lot of states, they are directly elected, too.