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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 Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Texas > Seventh Administrative Judicial Region > Winkler County > 109th District Court. By its own terms the order applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 109th Judicial District Court of Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties, to attorneys and self-represented litigants alike.
[seal] 109th Judicial District Court The Honorable John L. Pool Judge Presiding STANDING ORDER REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE This Standing Order of the 109th Judicial District Court applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 109th Judicial District Court of Andrews, Winkler, and Crane Counties. Nothing in this Order should be construed as to relieve any 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, Claude, Google Copilot, TensorFlow, Open AI, Bing, Lexis+AI, Westlaw AI-Assisted Research, Ask Practical Law AI, and many others) are being incorporated into common professional use. The abilities of these systems vary widely depending on the application, version, and specific underlaying technology used. While the technology is developing quickly, it is currently unreliable and prone to bias, and often fabricated 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 a court on its 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 THEREFOR ORDERED THAT: 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 submit the attached form, certifying that: 1. all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence were before submission verified as accurate through traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being, and 2. that the self-represented litigant or attorneys submitting such information understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctions for their or their co-counsel’s failure to comply with this Order. This Order is effective immediately for all cases filed or pending in the 109th District Court. This Order remains in effect until rescinded or replaced by this Court. This Order is subject to modification or amendment by the undersigned at any time. This Order shall be posed on the Court’s website at https://www.co.andrews.tx.us, https://www.co.winkler.tx.us, and https://www.co.crane.tx.us, and the district clerks of Andrews, Winkler, and Crane Counties are herby directed to file this Order with the Office of Court Administration and in the county administrative orders of the Court, and to post a file-marked copy of this Order as a Public Notice at the County Courthouse. Signed the 6th day of December 2024. [signature] John L. Pool Judge, 109th Judicial District Court
[seal] 109th Judicial District Court The Honorable John L. Pool Judge Presiding STANDING ORDER REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE This Standing Order of the 109th Judicial District Court applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the 109th Judicial District Court of Andrews, Winkler, and Crane Counties. Nothing in this Order should be construed as to relieve any attorney or self-r
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-24 (AJR-7 Seventh Region build, AI surface) from BenchPath custody ajr7 corpus sources/documents/c4cb275a92c2efec-standing-order-regarding-use-of-artificial-intelligence.pdf (841,242 bytes, sha256 c4cb275a92c2efecdd98714b5869ac4b21fdaebcbe7aaaba0b2f72d8d711273f; 2 pages) - the document Crane County posts on its District Clerk page (https://www.co.crane.tx.us/page/crane.District.Clerk), not registered with the Office of Court Administration's TOPICs registry as of 2026-09-24: an image-only PDF with no text layer, both pages transcribed by eye from the rendered pages; seal and signature bracketed; the order's own spellings are kept as printed. The order directs litigants to sign and submit "the attached form"; the posted file holds only the two pages of the order, and no certification form is posted with it. The order also directs posting on the Andrews and Winkler county websites and filing with the Office of Court Administration; as of 2026-09-24 the order was found posted only on Crane County's site. Row for Winkler County: the order names Winkler County; the receipt is the Crane County posting.
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.
A one-page joint order of the 381st and 229th District Courts and the County Court at Law of Starr County: a person charged with a felony, a statutorily mandated DWI offense or any assaultive offense involving family or domestic violence under Family Code section 71.004 who is released from jail on a personal bond or any other bond must submit to pre-trial supervision through the Starr County Community Supervision and Corrections Department; the magistrate or the court may dismiss a case on the State's motion; effective November 1, 2025.