LawNext Podcast: Learned Hand’s Shlomo Klapper On Why Courts Are The Next Frontier For Legal AI

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Learned Hand, an AI company founded by former Quinn Emanuel litigator and Second Circuit clerk Shlomo Klapper, has launched a pilot program with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County—the nation's largest trial court—to deploy AI tools for judicial case preparation. The platform's "reasoning engine" is built specifically for judges, designed to organize case materials, flag potential lawyer misrepresentations, and draft memos and orders. The partnership targets a select group of LA Superior Court judges and marks the first AI pilot in a trial court of this scale.

Klapper created Learned Hand to address chronic court resource shortages and growing case backlogs, drawing on his experience in both judicial chambers and complex litigation. The platform has already been adopted by the Michigan Supreme Court and trial courts in ten states. The LA Superior Court partnership was announced in early April 2026.

For practitioners, this development signals a shift in how courts may evaluate evidence and legal arguments. Judges equipped with AI tools that detect misrepresentations or inconsistencies in filings will change litigation strategy and discovery practices. Attorneys should anticipate heightened scrutiny of factual claims and legal positions. The broader question—whether judicial AI systems introduce bias or due process concerns—remains unresolved and will likely shape how courts adopt these tools at scale.

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