Gray County, Texas (County Court): Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligenc…
County Judge Chris Porter · County Court of Gray County, Texas
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Gray County Court, Texas)
- Order date
- July 17, 2024
Summary
Applies 'to every pending or hereafter filed case in the Gray County Court.'
What does the order require?
- Applies 'to every pending or hereafter filed case in the Gray County Court.'
- The order provides that 'all self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in connection with a case shall before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding sign and submit the attached form, certifying that' all AI-created or AI-contributed content 'were before submission verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Texas', and that the person 'will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned' for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply.
- The attached certification form states that AI-contributed content was verified 'using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being licensed to practice law in the State of Texas' and acknowledges possible sanctions under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 10, the court's inherent power, or for contempt of court.
- 'This Order is effective immediately for all cases filed or pending in the Gray County Court.'
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state probate
What the order requires
Gray County Judge Chris Porter signed a Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Gray Cnty. Ct. July 17, 2024) that applies “to every pending or hereafter filed case in the Gray County Court.”
It orders that “all self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in connection with a case shall before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding sign and submit the attached form.” The order describes the certification as stating that 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 an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Texas,” and that the filer will be held responsible, and potentially sanctioned, for their own or co-counsel’s failure to comply.
The attached Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence says the verification was done “by a human being licensed to practice law in the State of Texas” and acknowledges possible sanctions under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 10, the court’s inherent power, or for contempt of court.
Posting
The order directs the county clerk to file it with the Office of Court Administration. 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 as posted July 29, 2024.
Related orders
The Hudspeth County Court adopted the same certification order, and the Bastrop County district courts use a close variant.