Overview

• Michigan and West Virginia have issued judicial ethics opinions requiring judges to be tech competent when overseeing AI-assisted filings.
• Federal courts have imposed fines ranging from $3,000 to $31,000 on attorneys who submitted briefs containing AI-generated false citations.
• The Georgia Court of Appeals vacated a divorce decree after discovering fictitious cases likely concocted by generative AI in a lawyer’s draft order.
• Technology and legal experts warn that understaffed lower courts may increasingly miss AI-induced errors, putting judicial integrity at risk.
• The American Bar Association’s early AI ethics guidelines currently lack enforcement provisions, underscoring the need for nationwide oversight.