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General Order 2025-04 on Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Randy Crane · Texas

last revised 2025-05-07last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

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Southern District of Texas General Order 2025-04 is a district-wide caution about generative AI in court filings. It warns lawyers and pro se parties that AI content can be inaccurate, should not replace lawyer judgment, and will not excuse Rule 11 or ethics violations, but it does not impose a separate AI disclosure certificate.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
See version history
Current version
Original · 07 May 2025
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/general-orders/General_Order_2025…

What the document requires

  • District-wide order cautions filers to check AI-assisted filings for factual and legal accuracy.
  • The order reminds filers that Rule 11 responsibility remains with the signer.
  • The order does not create a separate disclosure or certification form.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Originalcurrent2025-05-07First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "General Order 2025-04 on Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Court Filings" (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Randy Crane, Original, 2025-05-07), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-txsd-court-2025-general-order-generative-ai-filings (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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