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Guidelines to Parties and Counsel in Civil Cases: Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia — Judge Tiffany R. Johnson · Georgia

last revised 2026-09-01last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Judge Tiffany R. Johnson of the Northern District of Georgia requires counsel and pro se parties in civil cases to disclose AI use in preparing filings or submissions. The guidelines modified September 1, 2026 require a tool-identifying disclosure and a penalty-of-perjury independent-review certification.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
See version history
Current version
As posted (undated) · 01 Sept 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.gand.uscourts.gov/sites/gand/files/TRJ_CVStandingOrder.pdf

What the document requires

  • Counsel and pro se parties must disclose AI use to prepare documents filed or submitted to the court.
  • If AI was used, the filer must sign and file a Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence.
  • The required statement identifies the AI tool and certifies independent review for accuracy, legitimacy, and good law.
  • The court does not generally accept mistake, lack of technical expertise, or time constraints as good-faith excuses.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
As posted (undated)current2026-09-01First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Guidelines to Parties and Counsel in Civil Cases: Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence" (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia — Judge Tiffany R. Johnson, As posted (undated), 2026-09-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-gand-johnson-2026-ai-disclosure (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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