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Judge Karoline Mehalchick Page: Use of Generative AI

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania — Judge Karoline Mehalchick · Pennsylvania

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

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Judge Karoline Mehalchick’s Middle District of Pennsylvania judge page requires any party, pro se or represented, using generative AI in preparing any document to be filed before her to include a Certificate of Use of Generative AI disclosing the tool, portions prepared by AI, and that a person checked accuracy, citations, and legal authority.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
See version history
Current version
As posted (undated) · 06 Sept 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.pamd.uscourts.gov/content/judge-karoline-mehalchick

What the document requires

  • Any party using generative AI to prepare a filed document before Judge Mehalchick must include a certificate.
  • The certificate must disclose the specific AI tool used.
  • The certificate must identify portions of the filing prepared by the AI program.
  • The certificate must state that a person checked accuracy, citations, and legal authority.

Version history

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

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Judge Karoline Mehalchick Page: Use of Generative AI" (U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania — Judge Karoline Mehalchick, As posted (undated), 2026-09-06), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-pamd-mehalchick-2024-genai-certificate (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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