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AI Guidebook for Judges

National Court Administration, Supreme Court of Korea

last revised 2026-02-24last verified 2026-09-041 versioncountry page →

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Guidebook prepared by a National Court Administration task force of eight judges and distributed to all Korean judges in March 2026. It sets standards and about twenty graded worked examples for using commercial AI in trial and administrative work, with checklists on hallucination, data bias, personal-data breaches and security, and prompt-writing guidance.

Applies to
judges
Effective
24 Feb 2026
Current version
Original · 24 Feb 2026
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
dailian.co.kr/news/view/1613520/

What the document requires

  • Judges may use commercial AI for document management, drafting support, research and dispute analysis within stated limits.
  • Checklists for hallucination, bias, privacy and security risks.
  • Judicial responsibility and impartiality preserved; AI cannot replace judicial judgment.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2026-02-24Announced 24 February 2026; distributed to all judges in March 2026. Official press release not retrievable.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "AI Guidebook for Judges" (National Court Administration, Supreme Court of Korea, Original, 2026-02-24), safelegalai.com/regulation/other/kr-scourt-ai-guidebook-for-judges-2026 (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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