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Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman Requirements

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois — Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman · Illinois

last revised 2026-09-06last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Judge Coleman’s Northern District of Illinois judge-requirements page addresses counsel and unrepresented parties using AI in connection with pleadings, motions, or memoranda. It requires compliance with Rule 11(b) and Rule 26(g) and prohibits AI-generated legal research containing false or inaccurate propositions or non-existent cases.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants, parties
Effective
See version history
Current version
As posted (undated) · 06 Sept 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/judge_display.php?LastName=Coleman

What the document requires

  • Counsel and unrepresented parties using AI with pleadings, motions, or memoranda must comply with Rule 11(b) and Rule 26(g).
  • The page prohibits AI-generated legal research containing false or inaccurate propositions.
  • The page also prohibits AI-generated legal research citing non-existent cases.
  • The AI warning appears in the judge-specific requirements page.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
As posted (undated)current2026-09-06First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman Requirements" (United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois — Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman, As posted (undated), 2026-09-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-ilnd-coleman-2026-ai-research-warning (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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