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Ethical Code for the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in the Judicial Authority (Courts Administration Procedure No. 01-26)

Courts Administration [Hanhalat Batei HaMishpat], Judicial Authority of Israel

last revised 2026-03-26last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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A binding internal code setting principles, operative instructions and control mechanisms for efficient, careful and responsible use of AI tools across the Israeli court system. It covers judges, registrars and administrative staff only, not lawyers or litigants, and was issued after a run of decisions exposing AI-fabricated citations.

Applies to
judges, court-staff
Effective
See version history
Current version
Procedure No. 01-26 · 26 Mar 2026
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
journal.lawforum.org.il/gruzman-ai/

What the document requires

  • AI is an aid not intended to replace the human element; it does not diminish the discretion or responsibility of judges and court staff.
  • Users must verify every factual determination, quotation, reference to legislation and case law, legal summary and other information against authoritative sources.
  • Material from case files managed in Net HaMishpat may not be entered into AI tools that are not internal to the judiciary.
  • The court system's use of AI is to be visible to the public, with disclosure rules tailored to each system.
  • Use of AI tools is conditional on appropriate prior training.
  • Administrative or registry AI must preserve litigants' rights and procedural equality; where an automated action may affect rights, an objection route must be available.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Procedure No. 01-26current2026-03-26First Israeli judicial AI instrument. Issued by Courts Administration Director Judge Tzachi Uziel, drafted by a team chaired by Judge Rami Khaimowitz of the Central District Court, approved by Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit. Sources are secondary (law journal and press) quoting the procedure; the official text was not obtained, so this record is unverified.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Ethical Code for the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in the Judicial Authority (Courts Administration Procedure No. 01-26)" (Courts Administration [Hanhalat Batei HaMishpat], Judicial Authority of Israel, Procedure No. 01-26, 2026-03-26), safelegalai.com/regulation/israel/israel-courts-ai-ethics-code-01-26 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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