DeKalb Cnty. State Ct. (Ga.): Standing Order on Use of Artificial Intelligence in All Civ…
Hon. Yolanda R. Mack · State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia
Verified September 28, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order on Use of Artificial Intelligence in All Civil and Criminal Cases Before DeKalb State Court, Division 3 (Judge Yolanda R. Mack)
- Order date
- November 3, 2025
Summary
Governs 'the use of artificial intelligence ("AI") tools in the preparation of all briefs, proposed orders, and other written submissions filed in this Court's criminal and civil dockets, and it applies to all attorneys and to all parties proceeding without counsel (pro se litigants).'
What does the order require?
- Governs 'the use of artificial intelligence ("AI") tools in the preparation of all briefs, proposed orders, and other written submissions filed in this Court's criminal and civil dockets, and it applies to all attorneys and to all parties proceeding without counsel (pro se litigants).'
- 'Any attorney or pro se litigant who uses AI in any capacity to prepare, draft, or review a filing shall disclose such use in the document with the following certification.'
- Certification: 'This document was prepared with the assistance of [identify AI tool(s) used, for example, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Meta AI, Google AI/Gemini, etc.]. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that, despite reliance on an AI tool, I have independently reviewed this document to confirm accuracy, legitimacy, and use of good and applicable law.'
- Second certification: 'I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that every citation to law, case, statute, or the record in this document has been verified as accurate and that it exists as cited and for the proposition cited.'
- 'The above certification must appear at the end of the document, before the signature block.'
- Failure to comply 'may result in the Court taking appropriate action, including, without limitation, striking the filing, imposing sanctions, or disciplinary referral.' 'Mistake, lack of technical expertise, or time constraints will not be accepted as good faith excuses for noncompliance.'
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal
What the order requires
Judge Yolanda R. Mack’s standing order, entered November 3, 2025, governs “the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools in the preparation of all briefs, proposed orders, and other written submissions filed in this Court’s criminal and civil dockets” in DeKalb State Court, Division 3, and “applies to all attorneys and to all parties proceeding without counsel (pro se litigants).”
“Any attorney or pro se litigant who uses AI in any capacity to prepare, draft, or review a filing shall disclose such use in the document with the following certification”:
“This document was prepared with the assistance of [identify AI tool(s) used, for example, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Meta AI, Google AI/Gemini, etc.].
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that, despite reliance on an AI tool, I have independently reviewed this document to confirm accuracy, legitimacy, and use of good and applicable law.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that every citation to law, case, statute, or the record in this document has been verified as accurate and that it exists as cited and for the proposition cited.”
The certification goes “at the end of the document, before the signature block.”
Compliance
Failure to comply “may result in the Court taking appropriate action, including, without limitation, striking the filing, imposing sanctions, or disciplinary referral,” and “mistake, lack of technical expertise, or time constraints will not be accepted as good faith excuses for noncompliance.” The order notes that AI use “does not relieve any attorney or pro se litigant of their ethical obligations and/or professional obligations (such as the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 & 3.1).”
Related orders
Judge Ana María Martinez’s Division 6 order (October 14, 2025) is identical in substance. The certification language closely tracks the Fulton County Superior Court orders of Judge Schwall and Judge Ellerbe. Each is a division-level order that binds only the cases assigned to that judge.