Fulton Cnty. Sup. Ct. (Ga.): Amended Standing Case Management Order for Civil Cases in Ju…
Hon. Scott McAfee · Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Amended Standing Case Management Order for Civil Cases in Judge Scott McAfee's Division, Section 7 (Artificial Intelligence) (Fulton County Superior Court)
- Order date
- April 1, 2026
Summary
All counsel and pro se parties must disclose the use of AI in any capacity to prepare documents submitted to the Court by including a disclosure within the certificate of service.
What does the order require?
- All counsel and pro se parties must disclose the use of AI in any capacity to prepare documents submitted to the Court by including a disclosure within the certificate of service.
- The disclosure: 'This document was generated with the assistance of [identify AI tool name]. 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.'
- Mistake, lack of technical expertise, and time constraints are typically not recognized as a good faith excuse, and arguments supported by AI-generated caselaw (cases that do not actually exist) are not acceptable.
- Failure to comply 'may result in appropriate sanctions, up to and including dismissal and/or default judgment.'
- Applies to civil cases assigned to Judge McAfee's division.
Practice areas: state civil
What the order requires
Section 7 of Judge Scott McAfee’s Amended Standing Case Management Order for Civil Cases, No. 26-EX-000430 (Fulton Cnty. Super. Ct. Apr. 1, 2026) requires all counsel and pro se parties who use AI “in any capacity” to prepare documents submitted to the Court to disclose that use within the certificate of service. The prescribed disclosure names the AI tool and certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the filer independently reviewed the document to confirm accuracy, legitimacy, and use of good and applicable law.
Placing the disclosure in the certificate of service, rather than at the end of the document or in a separate filing, is this order’s own approach. The section warns that mistake, lack of technical expertise, and time constraints “are typically not recognized” as good faith excuses, and that arguments supported by AI-generated caselaw (cases that do not actually exist) are not acceptable. Failure to comply may result in sanctions “up to and including dismissal and/or default judgment.”
The case management order governs civil cases in Judge McAfee’s division. It was entered April 1, 2026, superseding his December 2, 2024 amended order.
Related orders
The disclosure text closely tracks Judge Mélynee Leftridge’s standing order and the first certification in Judge Craig L. Schwall, Sr.’s standing order.
Quotable language
“All counsel and pro se parties must disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in any capacity to prepare documents submitted to the Court by including the following disclosure within the certificate of service.”