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Standing Order on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Judge James L. Graham)

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Judge James L. Graham · Ohio

last revised 2025-10-21last verified 2026-10-051 versioncountry page →

Standing orderIn forceDisclosureCertificationVerification duty

map categories:Disclosure of AI use in filingsDuty to verify AI output

Standing order of 21 October 2025 by Judge James Graham (S.D. Ohio). A filing prepared with generative AI must carry a declaration naming the platform and identifying the AI-assisted content by page, section or paragraph, and certifying that the filer reviewed the sources and verified the submission's accuracy under Rule 11(b).

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
21 Oct 2025
Current version
Original · 21 Oct 2025
Last verified
05 Oct 2026
Official text
www.ohsd.uscourts.gov/sites/ohsd/files/10-21-25%20JLG%20Standing%20Ord…

What the document requires

  • Any party, including a pro se litigant, who uses generative AI to help generate any portion of a filing must submit a declaration captioned 'Disclosure of the Use of Generative AI'.
  • The declaration must identify the AI-assisted content by page, section or paragraph and state the platform used.
  • The filer must certify having reviewed the relevant source material and verified that all submissions are accurate and comply with Rule 11(b).
  • The signer is responsible for the filing under Rule 11 whether or not AI was used; failure to comply with Rule 11(b) may lead to sanctions under Rule 11(c).

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2025-10-21First version recorded.official

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Sources

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Standing Order on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Judge James L. Graham)" (United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Judge James L. Graham, Original, 2025-10-21), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-sd-ohio-graham-genai-standing-order (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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