Judicial Orders

EDRM – AI Ethics and Bias Group

Repository of Judicial Standing Orders Including AI Segments

This repository is current to our knowledge as of 09/01/2024 and will be updated quarterly. We encourage all practitioners to use this as a starting point for their own research into their jurisdiction, facts and particular circumstances.  This repository is designed to be educational in nature and is not legal advice

Note: EDRM does not take a position on whether judicial orders are necessary or desirable. For additional perspectives, see Hon. Ralph Artigliere (Ret.), Ethical AI Guideposts for Lawyers Using Generative AI, EDRM BLOG, OCTOBER 31, 2023 and Hon. Xavier Rodriguez, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Practice of Law, 24 The Sedona Conference Journal 782 (Sept. 2023).

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at COURT JUDGE DATE TO DISCLOSE USE TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY PROHIBITIONS TO CERTIFY TO CHECK ACCURACY TO MITIGATE BIAS TO HAVE A LAWYER POINTS OF INTEREST PDF
1 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM MaryM 04/16/2024 08:06 PM Court of International Trade Stephen Alexander Vaden 06/08/2023 ✓ ✓ X ✓ X X X
2 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 01:38 PM District Court for the Northern District of California Araceli Martinez-Olguin 11/22/2023 ✓ X X ✓ ✓ X X H.4. (AI) - Fed. R. Civ. P. 11 applies
3 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 01:41 PM District Court for Southern District of New York Arun Subramanian 07/29/2023 X X X X ✓ X X Individual practices in civil cases. 8.F. Use of ChatGPT and other tools
4 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM swolleat 04/03/2024 10:04 AM Norther District Court of Texas - Dallas Division Brantley Starr X X ✓ X ✓ X X
5 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 01:52 PM District of Hawaii Derrick K. Watson (Chief Judge), Michael
Seabright, Leslie E. Kobayashi,
and Jill A. Otake		 11/14/2023 ✓ X X ✓ ✓ X X Geral order 23-1. In Re: Use of unverified sources
6 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 01:53 PM District Court for the District of New Jersey Evelyn Padin 11/13/2023 ✓ X X ✓ ✓ X X General pretrial and trial procedures. I.B. ("GAI")
7 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 01:54 PM District Court For the Northern District of Illinois Gabriel A. Fuentes 05/31/2023 ✓ X X X ✓ X X Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
8 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 01:55 PM District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Gene Pratter 10/25/2023 ✓ X X ✓ ✓ X X Disclose use of GenAI
9 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM swolleat 04/03/2024 10:04 AM Eastern District of Oklahoma Jason A. Robertson ✓ X X ✓ ✓ X X
10 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM swolleat 03/22/2024 01:38 PM District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Jeffrey Cole ✓ X X ✓ X X X Disclose in the filing if AI was used
11 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM MaryM 08/19/2024 07:01 PM Northern District of Illinois Iain D. Johnston X X X ✓ ✓ X X https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge-info.aspx?Bt1LmR2QgBbCj2VD6w9tXA==
12 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 01:57 PM District of Hawaii Leslie E. Kobayashi ✓ X X X ✓ X X
13 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM MaryM 04/16/2024 07:53 PM Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit Lyle W. Cayce - Clerk of Court ✓ X ✓ ✓ ✓ X X Notice of Proposed Amendment to 5TH CIR. R. 32.3.
14 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM MaryM 08/19/2024 07:03 PM Northern District Court of Texas Matthew J. Kacsmaryk X X ✓ X X X X https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/judge/judge-matthew-kacsmaryk
15 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 01:59 PM District Court Southern District of Ohio Michael J. Newman 07/14/2023 X X ✓ X X X X VI. Artificial intelligence provision
16 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 02:00 PM District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Michael M. Baylson 06/06/2023 ✓ X X ✓ X X X
17 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 02:01 PM Eastern District of Texas Rodney Gilstrap 12/01/2023 X X X X ✓ X X https://www.txed.uscourts.gov/?q=local-rule-cv-11-signing-pleadings-motions-and-other-documents
18 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 02:01 PM 394th Judicial District Court of Texas Roy Ferguson 06/09/2023 ✓ X X ✓ X ✓ X
19 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 02:02 PM Bankruptcy Court Western District of Oklahoma Sarah A. Hall (Chief) - Janice D. Loyd 07/25/2023 ✓ ✓ X ✓ ✓ X X General order No. 23-01. In Re: Pleadings using GenAI
20 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM swolleat 04/03/2024 10:07 AM Western District of Oklahoma Scott L. Palk ✓ X X X X X X
21 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 02:06 PM Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Texas Stacey G.C. Jernigan 06/21/2023 X X X X ✓ X X General Order 2023-03. In Re. Pleadings using GenAI
22 swolleat 03/22/2024 11:44 AM hrobinson 08/28/2024 02:07 PM Eastern District of Missouri Stephen R. Clark X X ✓ X X X X https://www.moed.uscourts.gov/self-represented-litigants-srl
24 hrobinson 04/12/2024 01:24 PM MaryM 04/16/2024 07:56 PM Northern District of California Rita F. Lin 11/09/2023 X X X X ✓ X X
25 hrobinson 04/12/2024 01:26 PM hrobinson 08/28/2024 02:09 PM Northern District of California Peter H. Kang 07/14/2023 ✓ ✓ X X ✓ X X Requires parties to meet and confer about AI-related issues. AI tools should be used competently. Maintain records sufficient to demonstrate compliance (such as prompts).
26 hrobinson 04/12/2024 01:27 PM MaryM 08/23/2024 02:45 PM District of Colorado S. Kato Crews 02/02/2024 ✓ X X ✓ X X X Certification required in all cases of either use or non-use of AI.
COURT JUDGE DATE TO DISCLOSE USE TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY PROHIBITIONS TO CERTIFY TO CHECK ACCURACY TO MITIGATE BIAS TO HAVE A LAWYER POINTS OF INTEREST PDF