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Mandatory Certification Regarding Generative Artificial Intelligence (Judge Brantley Starr)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Judge Brantley Starr · Texas
last revised 2023-05-30last verified 2026-09-031 versioncountry page →
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The first judge-specific generative AI order in the United States federal courts, issued by Judge Brantley Starr of the Northern District of Texas on 30 May 2023. Every attorney and self-represented litigant must certify either that no generative AI was used or that any AI-generated content was checked for accuracy by a human using print reporters or traditional databases.
- Applies to
- lawyers, litigants
- Effective
- 30 May 2023
- Current version
- Original · 30 May 2023
- Last verified
- 03 Sept 2026
- Official text
- www.txnd.uscourts.gov/judges/brantley-starr
What the document requires
- Certificate required on the docket for every filer appearing before the judge.
- Filers must attest that no portion of a filing was drafted by generative AI, or that all AI output was human-verified.
- Verification must use print reporters or traditional legal databases.
- Filings without the certificate may be struck; false certification exposes the filer to sanctions.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2023-05-30 | First version recorded. | official |
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Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Mandatory Certification Regarding Generative Artificial Intelligence (Judge Brantley Starr)" (United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Judge Brantley Starr, Original, 2023-05-30), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-nd-tex-starr-ai-certification (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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