Liberty County, Texas (District Courts and County Courts at Law): Liberty County Local Ru…
Judges Chap B. Cain, III (253rd, Local Administrative District Judge), Robert H. Trapp (presiding judge of the Second Administrative Judicial Region, sitting as judge of the 75th District Court), Thomas Chambers (County Court at Law No. 1) and Wesley N. Hinch (County Court at Law No. 2) · District Courts and County Courts at Law of Liberty County, Texas
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Liberty County Local Rule 3.6 (Use of Artificial Intelligence) (District Courts and County Courts at Law of Liberty County, Texas)
- Order date
- August 18, 2025
Status and scope
No AI-specific filing obligation: in force, but it imposes no disclosure, verification, or use restriction on attorney filings beyond existing rules. It provides: Rule 3.6: 'Attorneys and self-represented litigants are cautioned against submitting to the Court any pleading, written motion, or other paper drafted using generative artificial intelligence (e.g., ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, generative AI services) and/or sources researched by artificial intelligence (e.g., Google AI or Copilot) without checking the submission for accuracy because certain technologies may produce factually or legally inaccurate content and should never replace the author's independent legal judgment.'
What the instrument provides
- Rule 3.6: 'Attorneys and self-represented litigants are cautioned against submitting to the Court any pleading, written motion, or other paper drafted using generative artificial intelligence (e.g., ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, generative AI services) and/or sources researched by artificial intelligence (e.g., Google AI or Copilot) without checking the submission for accuracy because certain technologies may produce factually or legally inaccurate content and should never replace the author's independent legal judgment.'
- 'The use of artificial intelligence to summarize, record, or translate proceedings is not allowed in the courtroom by any party, witness, or interpreter.'
- The rule names no sanction and requires no disclosure or certification.
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state family
What the rule says
Rule 3.6 of the Local Rules of the District Courts of Liberty County (adopted Aug. 18, 2025), “Use of Artificial Intelligence,” reads:
Attorneys and self-represented litigants are cautioned against submitting to the Court any pleading, written motion, or other paper drafted using generative artificial intelligence (e.g., ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, generative AI services) and/or sources researched by artificial intelligence (e.g., Google AI or Copilot) without checking the submission for accuracy because certain technologies may produce factually or legally inaccurate content and should never replace the author’s independent legal judgment.
The use of artificial intelligence to summarize, record, or translate proceedings is not allowed in the courtroom by any party, witness, or interpreter.
The first paragraph is a caution: it requires no disclosure or certification and names no sanction. The second bars AI tools that summarize, record, or translate proceedings in the courtroom.
Scope, adoption and posting
The rules apply to all civil, criminal, and family cases within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Liberty County district courts or the concurrent jurisdiction of its county courts at law. They were adopted on August 18, 2025 by Judge Chap B. Cain, III (253rd District Court), Judge Robert H. Trapp (sitting as judge of the 75th District Court), and Judges Thomas Chambers and Wesley N. Hinch of the County Courts at Law, “to become effective upon publication on the Office of Court Administration’s Local Rules, Forms, and Standing Orders website.” Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 3a(c) likewise provides: “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 rules as posted August 20, 2025.
Primary source
Local Rules of the District Courts of Liberty County (scanned PDF), OCA local-rules portal