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The Wise County artificial-intelligence regime, adopted by the 271st District Court and County Courts at Law Nos. 1 and 2: any self-represented litigant or attorney who uses AI must sign and submit a certification before using AI-generated information in a court submission.
Applies in every pending or newly filed case in the Wise County District Court and County Courts at Law. Unlike an every-filer regime, the duty runs to those who USE AI: they must sign and file the certification before submitting AI-generated information.
STANDING ORDER REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Wise County District Court and County Courts at Law This Standing Order of the District Court and County Courts at Law of Wise County applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Court and County Courts at Law of Wise County. Nothing in this Order should be construed as relieving 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, Claude, Google Copilot, OpenAI, Bing, Lexis+ AI, Westlaw AI-Assisted Research, Ask Practical Law AI, and others) are being incorporated into common professional use. The abilities of these systems vary widely depending on the application, version, and underlying technology used. While technology is developing quickly, it is currently unreliable, prone to bias, and may fabricate 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 non-frivolous 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 THEREFORE ORDERED THAT: All self-represented litigants and attorneys who utilize any form of artificial intelligence for legal research, drafting, or analysis in connection with a case before this Court shall, before using any AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the attached certification form, stating 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; 2. The attorney or self-represented litigant submitting such information understands and acknowledges that they are and will be held responsible and potentially sanctioned for their own, their staff's, or their co-counsel's failure to comply with this Order. This Order is effective immediately for all cases filed or pending in the Wise County District Court and County Courts at Law. This Order remains in effect until rescinded or replaced by the District Courts and County Courts at Law of Wise County and may be modified or amended at any time. The Wise County District Clerk is directed to file this Order with the Office of the Court Administration, to post it in the county administrative orders, and to ensure that the file-marked copy is posted as a Public Notice at the County Courthouse and on the Wise County District Court and County Courts at Law website. SIGNED ON THIS 5th day of May, 2026. [signature] Judge Brock R. Smith, 271st District Court [signature] Judge Greg Lowery, County Court at Law #1 [signature] Judge Dana D. Manoushagian, County Court at Law #2 [File stamp: FILED MAY 06 2026, LOUCRECIA BIGGERSTAFF, DISTRICT CLERK, WISE COUNTY, TX] Exhibit A — Certification Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence CAUSE NO. ______ [PLAINTIFF/PETITIONER] v. [DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT] IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, 271ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE I, the undersigned attorney of record or self-represented litigant in the above-entitled and numbered cause pending in the District Court and County Courts at Law of Wise County, Texas, hereby certify as follows: 1. I have reviewed and understand the Standing Order Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence issued by the Wise County District Court and County Courts at Law, and I will comply with that Order throughout this case. 2. Any information created or contributed to by generative artificial intelligence — including, but not limited to, language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments, and legal analysis — was, before submission to this Court, independently verified as accurate using traditional (non-AI) legal sources by a human being. 3. I understand that I remain personally responsible for all filings and submissions to this Court, and that I may be subject to sanctions under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 10, the inherent power of the Court, or for contempt of court, for failing to comply with the Court's Standing Order or this certification. SIGNED this ______ day of ______, 202__. [Attorney Name / Self-Represented Litigant] / State Bar No. ______ / Attorney for ______ / [Address] / [Telephone] / [Email] [A second, identical Exhibit A certification form is provided for use in the County Court at Law No. ______, Wise County, Texas.]
STANDING ORDER REGARDING USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Wise County District Court and County Courts at Law This Standing Order of the District Court and County Courts at Law of Wise County applies to every pending or hereafter filed case in the District Court and County Courts at Law of Wise County. Nothing in this Order should be construed as relieving an attorney or self-represented litigant of
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (4 pp, image-only, read in full). Court-less division_family; the Wise AI regime (users-of-AI trigger). Feeds the /texas/ai-rules page. [TRANSCRIBED BY EYE 2026-09-21 (corpus-0920 P12): every page of the registered file (sha256 fb214037aeaa..., 4 page(s), image-only scan; the OCR layer used as a typing base and corrected word by word from the page) read against the rendered file; verbatim, source typos kept, stamps/signatures bracketed; the earlier abstract replaced by the full instrument; confidence high. benchpath-tx-corpus0920-p12-2026-09-21]
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.