Article 26: Uniform Arbitration Act · Last amended 1987 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section lists the specific orders and judgments a party may appeal under the Uniform Arbitration Act — denying a motion to compel, granting a stay, confirming or denying confirmation, modifying, vacating without a rehearing, or entering judgment — and directs that the appeal follow ordinary civil-action procedure.
Full Text of § 25-2620
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(a) An appeal may be taken from:
(1) An order denying an application to compel arbitration made under section 25-2603;
(2) An order granting an application to stay arbitration made under subsection (b) of section 25-2603;
(3) An order confirming or denying confirmation of an award;
(4) An order modifying or correcting an award;
(5) An order vacating an award without directing a rehearing; or
(6) A judgment or decree entered pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform Arbitration Act.
(b) The appeal shall be taken in the manner and to the same extent as from orders or judgments in a civil action.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 71, § 20.
Plain-English Summary
Not every ruling along the arbitration path is immediately appealable, so section 25-2620 lists exactly which ones are. A party may appeal from an order denying an application to compel arbitration under section 25-2603; an order granting an application to stay arbitration under section 25-2603(b); an order confirming an award or denying confirmation; an order modifying or correcting an award; an order vacating an award without directing a rehearing; and a judgment or decree entered under the act.
Notice what is missing from that list: an order compelling arbitration, an order denying a stay, or an order vacating an award while directing a rehearing are not on it, which generally keeps those rulings from being immediately appealable and lets the arbitration or rehearing move forward instead of stalling in appellate review. For whichever order is appealable, the appeal itself follows the same manner and to the same extent as an appeal from an order or judgment in an ordinary civil action — no special appellate procedure applies just because the case originated in arbitration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I appeal immediately if the court orders my case to arbitration?
Section 25-2620 does not list an order compelling arbitration among the appealable orders, so that kind of order generally is not immediately appealable under this section.
What arbitration-related orders can I appeal in Nebraska?
An order denying a motion to compel arbitration, an order granting a stay of arbitration, an order confirming or denying confirmation of an award, an order modifying or correcting an award, an order vacating an award without directing a rehearing, and a judgment or decree entered under the act.
Can I appeal an order that vacates the award and sends the case back for a rehearing?
Section 25-2620 lists vacatur without a directed rehearing as appealable; an order vacating an award while directing a rehearing is not on that list.
Does an arbitration appeal follow special procedures?
No. Section 25-2620(b) directs that the appeal be taken in the manner and to the same extent as an appeal from orders or judgments in an ordinary civil action.
Can I appeal an order refusing to confirm my arbitration award?
Yes. An order denying confirmation of an award is specifically listed as appealable.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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