Texas (402nd Judicial District: Wood County): Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial…
Judge J. Brad McCampbell · 402nd District Court of Texas (Wood County)
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (402nd Judicial District Court of Wood County, Texas)
- Order date
- April 29, 2026
Summary
Applies 'to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Court of Wood County.'
What does the order require?
- Applies 'to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Court of Wood County.'
- 'All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any forms of artificial intelligence for legal research, drafting, or analysis in connection with a case before this Court shall, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached certification form'.
- The certification states that '1. All language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence were, before submission, verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being; and 2. The attorney or self-represented litigant submitting such information understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their own, their staff's, or their co-counsel's failure to comply with this Order.'
- The Exhibit A form acknowledges possible sanctions 'under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 10, the inherent power of the Court, or for contempt of court'.
- 'This order is effective immediately for all cases filed or pending in the Wood County District Court.'
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state family
What the order requires
Judge J. Brad McCampbell of the 402nd District Court signed a Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (402nd Dist. Ct., Wood Cnty. Apr. 29, 2026) that “applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Court of Wood County.”
Its operative paragraph: “All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any forms of artificial intelligence for legal research, drafting, or analysis in connection with a case before this Court shall, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached certification form.” The form states that all content “created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence” was, before submission, “verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being,” and that the filer will be held responsible, and potentially sanctioned, for their own, their staff’s, or their co-counsel’s failure to comply.
Posting
Under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 3a(c), “To be effective, local rules, forms, and standing orders must be published on the Office of Court Administration’s website.” The OCA local-rules portal lists the order and its certification form as posted April 29, 2026.
Related orders
The same template is used by the Denton County District Courts and the six-county Victoria-region district courts.