A Supreme Court hearing in two weeks' time will determine whether Essendon Football Club doctor Bruce Reid will have a charge against him heard by an independent arbiter.

Justice David Beach on Thursday set aside September 19 to hear Dr Reid's lawyers outline why the long-standing club doctor should have his charge of conduct unbecoming - related to his involvement in the Essendon supplements program - heard before an independent body and not the AFL Commission.

Dr Reid wants his case heard before a retired judge of the Supreme Court because he fears the AFL Commission is biased, having already accepted guilty pleas from the three other Essendon officials charged over the supplements program, senior coach James Hird, assistant coach Mark Thompson and football manager Danny Corcoran.

Through his lawyers, Dr Reid is also arguing the commission has formed bias against him, by accepting allegations as fact, through its conduct in the plea hearings for Hird, Thompson and Corcoran and by refusing already to appoint an independent arbiter to hear his charge.