US EditionFederal judges acknowledge court ruling errors tied to staffers’ AI use after Grassley inquiry
Two federal judges said AI-assisted drafting led to errors in court orders that bypassed normal reviews, prompting new policies to prevent future mistakes.
- On Thursday, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley released letters showing U.S. District Judges Henry T. Wingate and Julien Xavier Neals admitted staff used generative AI to draft error-ridden orders entered before review in Mississippi and New Jersey courts.
- Judge Neals said a law school intern used ChatGPT without authorization, while a law clerk used Perplexity, and the docketed early drafts reached the public record before routine reviews.
- The orders contained incorrect citations and fabricated quotations attributed to defendants, and those withdrawn orders were called clerical errors after lawyers flagged inaccuracies.
- Both judges adopted new review procedures to prevent similar errors; Wingate requires second independent review and printed citations, while Neals banned clerks’ AI use and added multilevel reviews.
- Broader legal commentary notes rising AI use, and Grassley urged stronger rules, stating `Each federal judge, and the judiciary as an institution, has an obligation to ensure the use of generative AI does not violate litigants' rights or prevent fair treatment under the law`.
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