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The use of laptops and electronic devices by counsel or any member of the public in a courtroom is regulated by each individual trial judge, and in no event may attorneys or the public use wireless Internet connections to record, photograph or transmit any court proceeding.
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STANDING ORDER NO. 04-69 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN MATEO SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN MATEO STANDING ORDER REGULATING USE OF REMOTE LAP TOP OR OTHER ELECTRONIC ACCESS DEVICES IN THE COURTHOUSE GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, based upon the Court’s responsibility to effectively manage and administer access to court records and court proceedings and in the interest of maintaining the decorum and orderliness of court proceedings consistent with the statutes, Rules of Court, and court policies; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The use of laptops and/or electronic devices by counsel or any member of the public in specific courtrooms is to be regulated by each individual trial judge. 2. In no event shall attorneys or any member of the public use wireless Internet connections, whether by laptop computers or any form of electronic access, to record, photograph or transmit any court proceeding, unless otherwise specifically authorized by California Rules of Court, Rule 980. Dated: 3-19-04 Mark R. Forcum, Presiding Judge
STANDING ORDER NO. 04-69 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN MATEO SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN MATEO STANDING ORDER REGULATING USE OF REMOTE LAP TOP OR OTHER ELECTRONIC ACCESS DEVICES IN THE COURTHOUSE GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFORE, based upon the Court’s responsibility to effectively manage and administer access to court records and court proceedings and in the interest of
Reviewer note: Transcribed 2026-10-08 (California T4 San Mateo build 2026-10-08) by eye from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-mateo/docs/04-69.pdf (144949 bytes, sha256 955aa70673bad68b11e5e89bfd2ba66dca09be624ddb65e1041b7f9ded0958d9; 1 page; a scan, page images, no text layer): read on the page images rendered at 200 dpi; checked against three machine readings never published (RapidOCR on each page, the file's own text layer where it has one and RapidOCR on each printed line): every 6-word window of the transcription looked up and each span no reading holds read again on the page image (evidence/vision-check-2026-10-08.log). The clerk's filed stamps, the signatures and the pleading paper's line numbers are not part of the text (a handwritten order number or date, or a stamped name, is carried where it fills the order's own line); the transcription's closing note, which describes them, is not published.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.