Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, Texas (District Courts and County Courts at Law)…
Judges Dee Johnson (47th), Douglas R. Woodburn (108th), Titiana D. Frausto (181st), Ana E. Estevez (251st), Steven Denny (320th), Walt Weaver and Matthew Hand (Potter County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2), and James Anderson and Matthew Martindale (Randall County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2) · District Courts and County Courts at Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, Texas
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence and Local Administrative Rule 1.06(b) (District Courts and County Courts at Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties, Texas)
- Order date
- November 1, 2024
Summary
Local Administrative Rule 1.06(b): 'All pleadings and motions filed by counsel and self-represented parties shall comply with the "Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence," and contain the "Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence". (see appendices A and B)'
What does the order require?
- Local Administrative Rule 1.06(b): 'All pleadings and motions filed by counsel and self-represented parties shall comply with the "Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence," and contain the "Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence". (see appendices A and B)'
- The standing order (Appendix A): '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' AI-created or AI-contributed content 'were 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 noncompliance.
- The certification (Appendix B) states that all information created or contributed to by generative AI 'was before submission to this Court verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being' and acknowledges possible sanction under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Civil Practice and Remedies Code chapter 10, and the inherent power of the Court, or for contempt.
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state family
What the rules require
The Local Administrative Rules of the District Courts and County Courts at Law of Armstrong, Potter and Randall Counties (effective Nov. 1, 2024) make an AI certification part of every filing. Rule 1.06(b) provides: “All pleadings and motions filed by counsel and self-represented parties shall comply with the ‘Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence,’ and contain the ‘Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence’.”
The standing order, attached as Appendix A, applies to every pending or later-filed case in those courts. 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,” certifying 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 a human being,” and that the filer will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their own or co-counsel’s failure to comply.
The Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence, Appendix B, states that the filer has reviewed the standing order, that AI-contributed content “was before submission to this Court verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being,” and that the filer may be sanctioned under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Civil Practice and Remedies Code chapter 10, and the court’s inherent power, or for contempt.
Every filing, not only AI-assisted ones
The standing order is written for filers who use AI, but Rule 1.06(b) requires the certification in all pleadings and motions. Firms filing in these courts may wish to build the Appendix B form into their pleading templates.
Adoption and posting
The rules were adopted on November 1, 2024 by the judges of the 47th, 108th, 181st, 251st and 320th District Courts and of the County Courts at Law of Potter and Randall Counties, who also signed the standing order. 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 rules as posted November 5, 2024.