Man Uses AI Avatar to Argue Case Before New York Court, Prompting Judge's Rebuke

Don't get used to seeing AI lawyers in the courtroom

A plaintiff used an AI avatar in a New York court.photo5963/Getty, Tyler Le/BIA plaintiff used an AI avatar in a New York court, but judges quickly rejected it.Experts say AI use like this will face pushback, despite its growing presence in the legal world."Courts will clamp down before AI appearances can gain a foothold," one law professor said.When a lawyerless man deployed an AI-generated avatar to argue his civil appeals case in a New York c…

In justice, artificial intelligence can relieve people of laborious and psychological work.

See judge shut down argument from AI avatar in court

A judge on a New York state appeals court was outraged after a plaintiff tried to use an AI-generated avatar to argue his case. The man didn’t have a lawyer and hoped the AI avatar would deliver a polished argument.

Man Uses AI Lawyer to Argue His Case

A New York appellate court judge strongly reprimanded a man who tried to use an AI-generated avatar to argue his case during a court hearing. The incident, which occurred on March 26, 2025, in the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division’s First Judicial Department, highlighted growing concerns over the role of artificial intelligence in legal proceedings. Jerome Dewald, a party in an employment-related legal dispute, submitted a pre-reco…

A 74-Year-Old Needed a Lawyer, So He Used an AI Avatar in Court. It Didn't Go Well.

A plaintiff in an employment dispute attempted to use an AI avatar to present his case in a New York State courtroom. A judge hearing his case stopped him right away.

AI-generated attorney outrages judge who scolds man over courtroom fake: ‘not a real person’

Video footage shows the moment judges in a New York courtroom were outraged after a man used an AI-avatar as his attorney during legal proceedings.