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The shared district AI standing order for the 21st, 335th, 423rd, and 465th District Courts as registered for Bastrop County: before using any AI-generated information in a court submission, every attorney or self-represented litigant must sign and file a certification that all AI-created or AI-contributed language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and analysis were verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a Texas-licensed attorney (a human being), acknowledging responsibility and possible sanction (Texas Disciplinary Rules, TRCP, CPRC ch. 10, the court's inherent power, or contempt) for noncompliance. The order recites that generative AI is currently unreliable, prone to bias, and prone to fabrication, and that its creators are not licensed, disciplinary-rule-bound attorneys.
Texas > Bastrop County > the 21st, 335th, 423rd, and 465th District Courts (shared 21st/335th AI standing order; Bastrop's edition additionally binds the 423rd and 465th). One of the quad's three registered AI regimes (Bastrop 2297, Burleson 2356, Lee 2361); Washington County registered no AI order.
21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, 335TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, 423RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT, AND 465TH DISTRICT COURTS OF BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS GENERAL ORDERS STANDING ORDER REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE No party to any lawsuit has requested this Order. Rather, this Order is a standing Order of the 21ST Judicial District, 335TH Judicial District, 423RD Judicial District, and the 465th District Courts of Bastrop County, Texas that applies to all causes filed in the Bastrop County District Clerk's Office in Bastrop County, Texas. This Standing Order of the 21ST Judicial District, 335TH Judicial District, 423RD Judicial District, and the 465th District Courts of Bastrop County, Texas, applies to every pending or hereafter filed cases in the 21ST Judicial District, 335TH Judicial District, 423RD Judicial District, and the 465th District Courts of Bastrop County, Texas. Nothing in this Order should be construed as to relieve an attorney or self-represented litigant of any legal or ethical obligation required by law, statute, or rule, including rules of procedure, evidence, or the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Generative artificial intelligence systems (such as ChatGPT, Harvey.AI, Google Bard, TensorFlow, Open AI, Bing, and many others) are being incorporated into common professional use. The abilities of these systems vary widely depending on the application, version, and specific underlying technology used. While the technology is developing quickly, it is currently unreliable and prone to bias, and often fabricates information. The creators of these systems are not attorneys of record, licensed and in good standing to practice law in the State of Texas, and are not bound by the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. WHEREAS the signing of a pleading or motion in Texas certifies that each claim, defense, or other legal contention in the pleading or motion is warranted by existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law or the establishment of new law; WHEREAS courts have the inherent power to sanction parties for violation of rules, orders, standing orders, and statutory obligations; and WHEREAS courts on their own initiative may direct a court participant to show cause why his or her conduct has not violated a rule, order, standing order or statutory obligation; IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: All attorneys and self-represented litigants who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in connection with a case shall before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding sign and submit the attached form certifying that: 1. All language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis created by or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence were before submission verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, and 2. That the person understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply with this Order. [File stamp: Filed 2:09 pm [handwritten], FEB 12 2024, Sarah Loucks, District Clerk, Bastrop County] [Footer: Standing Order Use of Artificial Intelligence Amended 7-1-24] This Order is effective immediately for all cases filed or pending in the 21ST Judicial District, 335TH Judicial District, 423RD Judicial District, and the 465th District Courts in Bastrop County, Texas. This Order remains in effect until rescinded or replaced by the 21ST Judicial District, 335TH Judicial District, 423RD Judicial District, and the 465th District Courts of Bastrop County, Texas. This Order is subject to modification or amendment by the undersigned at any time. This Order shall be posted on the Bastrop County website https://www.co.bastrop.tx.us and the district clerk of Bastrop County is hereby directed to file this Order with the Office of Court Administration and in the county administrative orders of the Court, and to post a filed-marked copy of this Order as a Public Notice at the Bastrop County Courthouse. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed on this 12th day of February, 2025 [handwritten; the page-1 file stamp reads FEB 12 2024 and the footer reads Amended 7-1-24]. [signature] Judge Carson Campbell, 21ST District Court [signature] Judge John D. Winkelmann, 335TH District Court [signature] Judge Christopher D. Duggan, 423rd District Court [signature] Judge Elizabeth F. Beyer, 465th District Court [Attached form] CAUSE NO. ______ ______ vs. ______ § IN THE ______ DISTRICT COURT OF BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLENGENCE I, an attorney or self-represented litigant, in the ______ Judicial District Court, hereby certify as follows: 1. I have reviewed and understand the District Court's Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence, and I will comply with the Standing Order throughout this case. 2. All information created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence, including language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis, was verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being, before submission to this Court. 3. I understand that I will be held responsible and subject to possible sanction under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 10, and the inherent power of the Court, or for contempt of court, for failing to comply with the District Court's Standing Order or this certification. Signed on this the ______ day of ______, 20__. [signature line] [Attorney or Self-Represented Litigant's name]
Reviewer note: Shared AI standing order; full text read verbatim from the Bastrop edition (TOPICs doc 2297, text layer, signed Judge Beyer 465th, amended 7-1-24). This Bastrop row cites its own registration (doc 2297); Burleson/Lee editions were confirmed present in custody (image-only) as the same 21st/335th order. Composed benchpath-ajr2-quad. [RECOMPOSED 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P7, digital-layer lane): the full text of the registered file (sha256 88759203ab59..., 3 pages) replaces the earlier 1,563-character abstract. Method: pypdfium2 text layer reflowed page-aware, cross-checked word-by-word against PyMuPDF (1 substantive difference(s), 7 page-furniture), owner-corpus candidate sentences 100% (3/3) matched, 0 running header/footer line(s) removed, no U+FFFD/U+FFFE/form-feed debris. NOT yet checked page by page against the render, so confidence is medium with an open re-verification task; flip to high when a reviewer has read every page against the PDF. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p7-2026-09-21] [BY-EYE CHECK 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P11): every page of the registered file (sha256 88759203ab59..., 3 page(s)) read against the rendered PDF; file-stamp, caption and signature-block defects of the text layer corrected from the render; confidence lifted to high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p11-2026-09-21]
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.