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General Pretrial and Trial Procedures: Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey — Judge Evelyn Padin · New Jersey

last revised 2026-05-28last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Judge Evelyn Padin’s revised May 28, 2026 general pretrial and trial procedures require mandatory certification for any generative AI use in court filings. The certification must state that the GAI work product was diligently reviewed by a human being for accuracy and applicability, including correcting errors and eliminating hallucinations.

Applies to
all, litigants
Effective
See version history
Current version
As posted (undated) · 28 May 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/EPProcedures.pdf

What the document requires

  • All matters pending before Judge Padin, including pro se matters, are covered unless stated otherwise.
  • Any GAI use in court filings requires mandatory human-review certification.
  • The review should include correcting errors and eliminating hallucinations.
  • Noncompliance may lead to sanctions, striking, or bar referral.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
As posted (undated)current2026-05-28First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "General Pretrial and Trial Procedures: Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence" (U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey — Judge Evelyn Padin, As posted (undated), 2026-05-28), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-njd-padin-2026-gai-human-review-certification (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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