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Instructions for Cases Assigned to the Honorable Steve C. Jones: Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia — Judge Steve C. Jones · Georgia

last revised 2026-08-01last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

Standing orderIn forceDisclosureCertification

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Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia requires counsel and pro se parties to disclose any AI use in preparing civil submissions. The instructions revised August 2026 require a tool-identifying certification and prohibit exposing protective-order information to an AI program, tool, or application.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
See version history
Current version
As posted (undated) · 01 Aug 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.gand.uscourts.gov/sites/gand/files/SCJ%20Standing%20Case%20Instruc…

What the document requires

  • Counsel and pro se parties must disclose use of AI in any capacity to prepare documents submitted to the court.
  • If AI was used, the filer must sign and file a Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence.
  • The disclosure identifies the AI tool and certifies independent review for accuracy, legitimacy, and good law under Rule 11.
  • Counsel and pro se parties may not input information subject to a protective order into an AI program, tool, or application.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
As posted (undated)current2026-08-01First version recorded.official

Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Instructions for Cases Assigned to the Honorable Steve C. Jones: Disclosure of Use of Artificial Intelligence" (United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia — Judge Steve C. Jones, As posted (undated), 2026-08-01), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-gand-jones-2026-ai-disclosure (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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