Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court Policy on Artificial Intelligence (eff. Jan. 1, 2025)
Effective January 1, 2025 · Verified October 14, 2026.
Information about court rules, not legal advice. Rules change; read the order itself before you file.
Statewide Supreme Court policy permits AI use, says disclosure should not be required in pleadings, and directs all users to thoroughly review AI-generated content before submitting it; no certification is required.
“All users must thoroughly review AI-generated content before submitting it in any court proceeding to ensure accuracy and compliance with legal and ethical obligations.”
The policy, announced December 18, 2024, says "Disclosure of AI use should not be required in a pleading" and that attorneys, judges and self-represented litigants are accountable for their final work product. It calls itself a policy, not a rule, and carries no certification, though its review language is mandatory in wording. Local and individual-judge orders exist elsewhere in Illinois.
Individual courts or judges in Illinois may have their own orders.
Federal orders in Illinois
- N.D. Ill. — Magistrate Judge FuentesVerification required
Standing Order for Civil Cases Before Magistrate Judge Gabriel A. Fuentes (N.D. Ill.), Artificial Intelligence section (current version, file dated Mar. 4, 2026)
Effective March 4, 2026 · Verified October 14, 2026. Source →
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