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Judge Rolando Olvera Mandatory Certificate Regarding Generative Artificial Intelligence

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Rolando Olvera · Texas

last revised 2026-05-22last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →

Standing orderIn forceCertificationVerification duty

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Judge Olvera’s current civil local rules require all attorneys and pro se litigants to file a generative-AI certificate with the proposed scheduling order. The certificate requires either no AI drafting of filings or human checking of any AI-drafted language, including citations and legal analysis, before submission.

Applies to
lawyers, litigants
Effective
See version history
Current version
Amended · 22 May 2026
Last verified
06 Sept 2026
Official text
www.txs.uscourts.gov/sites/txs/files/Judge_Olvera_Local_Rules_%28Civil…

What the document requires

  • All attorneys and pro se litigants must file an AI certificate with the proposed scheduling order.
  • The certificate attests no GenAI drafting or human accuracy checking of AI-drafted language.
  • Failure to file the certificate can result in striking filings.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Amendedcurrent2026-05-22First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Judge Rolando Olvera Mandatory Certificate Regarding Generative Artificial Intelligence" (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas — Judge Rolando Olvera, Amended, 2026-05-22), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-federal/us-txsd-olvera-2026-civil-generative-ai-certificate (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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