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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 2026-09-031 versioncountry page →

Standing orderIn forceDisclosureCertificationVerification duty

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A standing order issued 21 October 2025 by Judge James Graham of the Southern District of Ohio. Any filing prepared with generative AI must be accompanied by a declaration disclosing that AI was used, identifying the platform, describing which content was AI-generated, and confirming that a human verified every citation and factual assertion before filing.

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

What the document requires

  • Declaration required with any filing that used generative AI.
  • Declaration must name the platform and describe what content was AI-generated.
  • Filer must confirm human verification of all citations, quotations and facts.
  • Failure to comply may result in the filing being struck and sanctions.

Version history

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

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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 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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