The current Wichita County district-courts artificial-intelligence standing order, applied to the 89th District Court: a joint order of the 30th, 78th and 89th District Courts requiring a signed certification before any AI-generated information is used in a submission, and banning recording and AI use in the courtroom and court offices.
Applies in the 89th District Court as part of the joint July 2026 order of the 30th, 78th and 89th District Courts of Wichita County.
This Standing Order of the 30th, 78th and 89th District Courts applies to every pending, or hereafter filed, case in the District Courts of Wichita County. All self-represented litigants and attorneys 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
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from TOPICs reg. doc 1866 (shared receipt). Signed by Judge Charles Barnard; the OCA spine seats Frank Dobie Kosub in the 89th, so the rule joins the COURT only (former-judge rule). Kosub signs the superseding July 2026 joint edition (own-site 8736). Feeds /texas/ai-rules. EDITION UPDATE 2026-09-06 (county-site July 2026 joint order edition): the March 2024 order (signed by former Judge Barnard) is superseded by the joint July 8, 2026 order (own-site 8736), which the current 89th judge Dobie Kosub signs along with McKnight and Kennedy. Judge-joined 2026-09-14 (benchpath-judge-join-tx-2026-09-14): the instrument names Judge Frank Dobie Kosub, the sitting judge of this court (context-checked by eye).
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