Hudspeth County, Texas (County Court): Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelli…
County Judge Joanna E. MacKenzie · County Court of Hudspeth County, Texas
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Hudspeth County Court, Texas)
- Order date
- July 12, 2024
Summary
'This Standing Order of the Hudspeth County Court applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in Hudspeth County.'
What does the order require?
- 'This Standing Order of the Hudspeth County Court applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in Hudspeth County.'
- '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 in the State of Texas' and acknowledges possible sanction 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 Hudspeth County Court.'
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state probate
What the order requires
Hudspeth County Judge Joanna E. MacKenzie signed a Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Hudspeth Cnty. Ct. July 12, 2024), effective that day. It opens: “This Standing Order of the Hudspeth County Court applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in Hudspeth County.”
The court 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 in the State of Texas” and acknowledges possible sanction 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 15, 2024.
Related orders
The Gray County Court adopted the same order. The 394th District Court, which also sits in Hudspeth County, has its own AI order.