The Federal Arbitration Act or FAA, is an act of Congress that provides for non-judicial facilitation of private dispute resolution through arbitration. Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA").The FAA, enacted in 1925, is the cornerstone of arbitration law in the United States. The court ruled that the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) applies, which makes arbitration agreements unenforceable. In fact, the Federal Arbitration Act was adopted in 1925 and California followed with its first arbitration statute in 1927. Judicial arbitration is a binding or non-binding process where an arbitrator applies the law to the facts of the case and issues an award. The United States' brief observed that under the Supreme. Prior to the bench, Judge Skomal was a trial attorney for the Federal Defenders of San Diego and eventually transitioned into private practice.