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Chapter 27, Judicial Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools
Iowa Supreme Court and Iowa Judicial Branch · Iowa
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The Iowa Supreme Court order filed July 21, 2026, adopts Chapter 27 governing judicial use of AI tools effective January 1, 2027. It covers judicial officers and adjudicative assistants, requires independent decision-making and verification of factual or legal sources, requires assistant disclosure to the judicial officer, and restricts case-information use to approved tools.
- Applies to
- court-staff, judges
- Effective
- 01 Jan 2027
- Current version
- Original · 21 Jul 2026
- Last verified
- 06 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- The chapter governs use of AI tools by judicial officers and adjudicative assistants in adjudicative duties.
- A judicial officer must maintain independent decision-making responsibility and must not delegate or defer to AI work product.
- Judicial officers and adjudicative assistants must independently verify the accuracy of all factual or legal sources in AI-prepared work product.
- An adjudicative assistant must obtain judicial-officer approval before using an AI tool for adjudicative duties.
- AI tools may not be used with judicial case information for adjudicative duties unless approved by the AI innovation and governance committee.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2026-07-21 | First version recorded. | official |
Sources
Cite this record
SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Chapter 27, Judicial Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools" (Iowa Supreme Court and Iowa Judicial Branch, Original, 2026-07-21), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/us-ia-supreme-court-2026-ai-tools-rules (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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