A federal judiciary task force chaired by Ninth Circuit Judge Sidney Thomas has prepared dozens of recommendations on how US federal courts should use AI, Bloomberg Law reported on 17 September. Final guidance could come by the end of 2026.
Interim guidance from 2025 already bars AI from core functions such as deciding cases. Thomas said AI looks most useful for court operations and administration.
The work follows two judges acknowledging that staff use of AI produced fake or wrong citations. The task force is advisory.
Why it matters: the US federal courts are moving toward system-wide rules on how judges and staff may use AI.
Source: Bloomberg Law.