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Connecticut Judicial Branch, Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Connecticut Legal System: Final Report

Connecticut Judicial Branch, Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Connecticut Legal System · Connecticut

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The committee established by the Connecticut Judicial Branch to examine AI in the legal system closed with a final report on 10 August 2026. It records that Practice Book section 4-9 and related amendments discharged the rules charge, sets eight guiding principles for judicial AI use, and describes the Branch's permanent AI governance structure.

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Final Report · 10 Aug 2026
Last verified
04 Sept 2026
Official text
www.jud.ct.gov/committees/artificial_intelligence_CLS/FinalReport_R.pd…

What the document requires

  • The committee concluded no further court rule or evidence code recommendations were needed after adoption of Practice Book section 4-9, amendments to section 4-2 and corresponding appellate rules amendments
  • Guiding principles for Branch AI use: judicial independence, fairness and impartiality, transparency, accountability, protection of confidential information, cybersecurity, human oversight of AI-generated work product, responsible innovation
  • The Judicial Branch established an Internal Artificial Intelligence Committee and a standing AI Review Subcommittee to review proposed AI software and hardware before implementation
  • The Connecticut Code of Evidence Oversight Committee, chaired by Judge Hope C. Seeley, is reviewing whether the evidence rules need amendment for generative AI
  • AI should augment, not replace, human judgment, and AI-derived information should be verified by traditional methods

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Final Reportcurrent2026-08-10Final report of the committeeofficial

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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Connecticut Judicial Branch, Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Connecticut Legal System: Final Report" (Connecticut Judicial Branch, Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Connecticut Legal System, Final Report, 2026-08-10), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/us-ct-ai-legal-system-committee-final-report (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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