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Judge Whitehill Guidelines: AI Notetakers
Texas Business Court, First Division — Judge Bill Whitehill · Texas
last revised 2026-02-05last verified 2026-09-061 versioncountry page →
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Judge Whitehill’s Texas Business Court Division 1B guidelines include a specific AI notetaker rule. The guidelines do not regulate AI drafting of filings, but they prohibit AI notetakers from joining virtual conferences, functioning as a judge-specific courtroom or proceeding access rule.
- Applies to
- lawyers, parties
- Effective
- 05 Feb 2026
- Current version
- Original · 05 Feb 2026
- Last verified
- 06 Sept 2026
What the document requires
- Judge Whitehill’s guidelines state AI notetakers may not join virtual conferences.
- The restriction appears in the Early Management and Accessibility section.
- The guidelines otherwise direct parties to follow Texas Business Court local rules.
Version history
| Version | Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originalcurrent | 2026-02-05 | First version recorded. | official |
Sources
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SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Judge Whitehill Guidelines: AI Notetakers" (Texas Business Court, First Division — Judge Bill Whitehill, Original, 2026-02-05), safelegalai.com/regulation/us-state/us-tx-business-court-whitehill-2026-ai-notetakers-guidelines (accessed 2026-10-07). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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