Judge Melinda Brown — AI disclosure/certification mandate (Division MA) [PREEMPTED]
Summary
Division MA (Judge Melinda Brown) published an AI-use disclosure/certification requirement. Preempted eff. 6/15/2026 by Rule 2.515(d)(2) + AOSC26-12; still posted as of 7/5/2026.
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Any attorney or pro se party who used Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in the preparation of the complaint, answer, motion, brief, or other paper filed with the court MUST disclose in a clear and plain factual statement that AI was used.
- Official source
- 17th Circuit — Division MA procedures (Judge Melinda Brown)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch 2026-07-05; dual-researcher dossier (Opus 4.8 + ChatGPT 5.5), Fable 5 hash-verified
Reviewer note: Parent AO vacated 6/15/2026 (AO 2026-19-Gen) + statewide preemption (AOSC26-12); division doc still posts mandate as of 7/5/2026
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 17th Circuit — Division MA procedures (Judge Melinda Brown). Review before republishing dependent rules.
- July 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at 17th Circuit — Division MA procedures (Judge Melinda Brown). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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