Texas (90th Judicial District: Young and Stephens Counties): Standing Order Regarding Use…
Judge Phillip Gregory · 90th Judicial District Court of Texas (Young and Stephens Counties)
Verified May 7, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (90th Judicial District)
- Order date
- February 10, 2026
Summary
All self-represented litigants and attorneys who use any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, incorporate and certify using the attached form within each pleading generated using artificial intelligence.
What does the order require?
- All self-represented litigants and attorneys who use any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, incorporate and certify using the attached form within each pleading generated using artificial intelligence.
- 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 before submission.
- The certification states that the signer understands they are and will be held responsible, and potentially sanctioned, for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply.
- All individuals entering the courtroom or court offices, or congregating in the hallway near the entrances, are prohibited from recording any activities, conversations, or other events occurring there.
- The use of artificial intelligence is prohibited in the courtroom or in court offices.
- The use of artificial intelligence to record, listen to, or transcribe any activity in the courtroom from any vantage point, or in court offices, is strictly prohibited.
- Failure to comply may result in sanctions under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 10, and the inherent power of the Court, or for contempt of court.
Practice areas: state civil
What the order requires
Judge Phillip Gregory of the 90th Judicial District Court (Young and Stephens Counties) signed this updated standing order on February 10, 2026. It applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 90th Judicial District Court.
The order has two operative parts. First, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, attorneys and self-represented litigants must incorporate and sign the attached certification form within each pleading generated using AI. The certification covers language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis. Verification must be done through traditional (non-AI) legal sources before submission.
Second, the order prohibits the use of artificial intelligence in the courtroom or court offices, and specifically bars AI from recording, listening to, or transcribing any activity in the courtroom or court offices from any vantage point. Recording by any means in the courtroom, court offices, or hallways near their entrances is also prohibited.
Scope
The order applies to two specific Texas counties (Young and Stephens) within the 90th Judicial District. It binds attorneys and self-represented litigants who use AI for legal research or drafting in connection with a case in the district.
Practitioner workflow
Brief templates for matters in the 90th District should include the certification form when AI was used. Firms appearing for trial or hearings should advise staff and witnesses that AI-enabled devices used to listen to or transcribe proceedings are prohibited inside the courtroom and court offices.
Primary source
Standing order PDF: https://newtools.cira.state.tx.us/upload/page/2590/2026/Updated%20Standing%20Order.pdf