Texas (109th Judicial District: Andrews, Winkler, and Crane Counties): Standing Order Reg…
Judge John L. Pool · 109th Judicial District Court of Texas (Andrews, Winkler, and Crane Counties)
Verified May 7, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (109th Judicial District)
- Order date
- December 6, 2024
Summary
All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting must, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached form.
What does the order require?
- All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting must, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached form.
- The certification states that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being before submission.
- The certification states that the signer understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible, and potentially sanctioned, for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply.
- Failure to comply may result in sanctions under inherent court authority and statutory obligations.
Practice areas: state civil
What the order requires
Judge John L. Pool of the 109th Judicial District Court signed this standing order on December 6, 2024. It applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 109th Judicial District Court of Andrews, Winkler, and Crane Counties.
Before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, attorneys and self-represented litigants must sign and submit the attached certification form. The certification states two things:
- All language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being before submission.
- The signer understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible, and potentially sanctioned, for their or their co-counsel’s failure to comply.
The order’s recitals make clear it relies on inherent court authority to sanction violations and on the court’s power to direct a court participant to show cause why their conduct has not violated a rule or order.
Scope
The order binds attorneys and self-represented litigants in cases filed in three Texas counties: Andrews, Winkler, and Crane. The 109th Judicial District Court has jurisdiction over all three.
Practitioner workflow
Brief templates for matters in any of these three counties should include the certification form when AI was used in legal research or drafting. The certification follows the same template as several other Texas state-district orders (Burleson 21st/335th, Wichita 30th/78th/89th, Brewster 394th), which suggests a shared form drafted at the Texas judiciary level and adapted by individual judges.
Primary source
Standing order PDF: https://www.co.crane.tx.us/upload/page/0576/StandingOrderArtificialIntelligence.pdf