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title: "Northern District of Texas: \"Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence\" first-page brief disclosure (LR 7.2(f) and LCrR 47.2(e))"
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# Northern District of Texas: "Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence" first-page brief disclosure (LR 7.2(f) and LCrR 47.2(e))

> First-page disclosure for briefs filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, under the heading the local rules require.…

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Law stated as at: 2026-11-07

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First-page disclosure for briefs filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, under the heading the local rules require. Leaving it out certifies that no part of the brief was prepared with generative AI.

## Key facts

- Kind: Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Practice area: [Commercial Litigation & Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/commercial-litigation-and-dispute-resolution.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States, United States federal courts, Texas
- AI level: Green. The tool writes the first draft inside a template you have already tested. You check it. Without that test, first drafting starts at Yellow.
- Law stated as at: 2026-11-07
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-11-07 against the 3 authorities it cites, for United States, United States federal courts and Texas.

## When to use it

Use on any civil or criminal brief filed in the Northern District of Texas that was prepared using generative AI. If no generative AI was used, omit it: filing without it certifies that none was used. Check the presiding judge's orders for a direction to list the parts prepared with AI.

## How AI may be used

A tool may place the heading and the statement on page 1. The lawyer decides whether the rule's definition is met and what the statement says.

**AI may:**

- Insert the heading and statement on the first page in the court's format
- Add the parts list where the lawyer says the presiding judge has directed it

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide that a tool falls outside the rule's definition
- Must not remove the heading from a brief the lawyer has marked as AI-assisted
- Must not add a statement that citations were verified

**The lawyer checks:**

- Whether any tool used meets the definition: a computer tool, whatever it is called, that can generate new content in response to a prompt by learning from a large reference database
- Whether the presiding judge has directed disclosure of the specific parts
- That a brief filed without the heading truly had no generative AI input, because omission is a certification

## Authorities

- [N.D. Tex. Special Order No. 2-98 (10 June 2024), adopting LR 7.2(f) and LCrR 47.2(e), effective 3 September 2024](https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/orders/2-98.pdf)
- [Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b): certification by presenting a paper](https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11)
- [N.D. Tex., Judge Brantley Starr page: separate AI certification no longer required in light of the local rules](https://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/judge/judge-brantley-starr)

## Full text and drafting notes

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*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*