US appeals court weighs reassigning case from judge over AI use
A US appeals court is considering whether to reassign a case to another judge over the judge's use of AI. According to one analysis, the Pangram tool found signs of AI authorship in only a few dozen of about 2,250 published opinions from regional appeals courts this year.
Who is affected and how
- lawyer
- AI authorship of a judicial decision may become grounds for a procedural objection.
Sources
- US appeals court considers reassigning case from judge over AI usereuters · Aug 24, 2026
- "Signs of AI Authorship in Federal Appellate Opinions"reason.com · Aug 24, 2026
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