Wise County, Texas (District Court and County Courts at Law): Standing Order Regarding Us…
Judges Brock R. Smith (271st District Court), Greg Lowery (County Court at Law No. 1) and Dana D. Manoushagian (County Court at Law No. 2) · 271st District Court and County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2 of Wise County, Texas
Verified October 1, 2026
- Citation
- Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence, Wise County District Court and County Courts at Law
- Order date
- May 5, 2026
Summary
Applies 'to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Court and County Courts at Law of Wise County.'
What does the order require?
- Applies 'to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Court and County Courts at Law of Wise County.'
- 'All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research, drafting, or analysis in connection with a case before this Court shall, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached certification form'.
- The certification states that '1. 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 '2. The attorney or self-represented litigant submitting such information understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their own, their staff's, or their co-counsel's failure to comply with this Order.'
- 'This Order is effective immediately for all cases filed or pending in the Wise County District Court and County Courts at Law.'
Practice areas: state civil, state criminal, state family
What the order requires
Judges Brock R. Smith (271st District Court), Greg Lowery (County Court at Law No. 1) and Dana D. Manoushagian (County Court at Law No. 2) signed a Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (Wise Cnty. Dist. Ct. & Cnty. Cts. at Law May 5, 2026) that “applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Court and County Courts at Law of Wise County.”
Its operative paragraph: “All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research, drafting, or analysis in connection with a case before this Court shall, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached certification form.” The form states that all content “created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence” was, 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, their staff’s, or their co-counsel’s failure to comply.
Posting
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 May 6, 2026.
Related orders
The Denton County District Courts’ order (October 2025) uses the same text.