District of Columbia Courts Administrative Order establishing the Artificial Intelligence Task Force (March 6, 2026)

Summary

The District of Columbia Courts made their Artificial Intelligence Task Force a standing committee, with two judges as co-chairs for two-year terms. Its purposes include implementing the courts' AI roadmap, expanding AI use in court operations and public services, ensuring AI is used appropriately and that the integrity of the court process is preserved, and developing court rules on disclosure, transparency, ethics, accuracy, authenticity and certification of AI use in pleadings and proceedings. The order notes the courts already use AI chatbots for prospective jurors and robotic process automation for invoices.

Key dates

1. March 6, 2026Takes effect
2. October 16, 2026Checked against sources
3. October 21, 2026Checked against sources

Developments are added when the record is reviewed. Next review: January 15, 2027.

Evidence

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1. It is ORDERED that the Artificial Intelligence Task Force of the District of Columbia Courts will be a standing Committee of the District of Columbia Courts effective March 6, 2026

   Supports: Establishment and date

   Develop court rules with respect to disclosure, transparency, ethics, accuracy, authenticity and certification of AI use in court pleadings and proceedings.

   Supports: Planned court rules on AI use in filings

   including chatbots to provide information to prospective jurors and robotic process automation to process invoices more efficiently

   Supports: Existing court AI uses

   Administrative Order: Artificial Intelligence Task Force of the District of Columbia Courts (filed March 6, 2026) District of Columbia Courts Primary source