Illinois · state supreme court
Illinois Supreme Court Policy on Artificial Intelligence
AI use by litigants, lawyers, judges and court staff is authorised where it complies with legal and ethical standards, and the policy states that disclosure of AI use should not be required in a pleading. Everyone remains accountable for the final work product.
Tracker entry · Illinois
- Court. Supreme Court of IllinoisCOURT
- Level. state supreme courtLEVEL
- Date. effective 1 January 2025DATED
- What it requires. verification duty, noneREQUIRES
- Source. Read the documentSOURCE
Last checked · we opened the source on that day and drew the requirement above from its text.
Illinois went the other way from the disclosure orders, and said so in one sentence: disclosure of AI use should not be required in a pleading. The policy took effect on 1 January 2025 and covers litigants, attorneys, judges, judicial clerks, research attorneys and court staff.
What replaces disclosure is accountability. The Rules of Professional Conduct and the Code of Judicial Conduct apply fully. All users must thoroughly review AI-generated content before submitting it in any proceeding, and must understand both general AI capabilities and the specific tool before using it. The policy also says AI applications must not compromise confidential communications, personal identifying information, protected health information or justice and public safety data, and that judges remain ultimately responsible for their decisions.
This entry is descriptive, not legal advice. It records what one document says. Read the order that governs your own division before you rely on any of it, and check whether it has changed since the date above.
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