AI Court Rules

In January 2026, Florida's Eleventh and Seventeenth Judicial Circuits issued standing orders requiring attorneys and self-represented litigants to explicitly certify any use of generative AI in preparing pleadings, motions, or memoranda. The mandate follows similar protocols adopted by over 300 federal judges nationwide, with Judge Brantley Starr of the Northern District of Texas establishing the first major federal AI disclosure requirements. The rules represent the judiciary's first coordinated shift from informal policies to binding certification requirements.