"Judges in the pilot program are "required to review and edit the draft before adopting tentative rulings" generated by Learned Hand, and they touted the new effort to use technology to assist with basic judicial tasks and clear case backlogs."
""Judicial officers have long been supported by research attorneys and law clerks who assist with summarization, legal research, analysis and drafting assistance," said Rob Oftring Jr., the court's chief spokesman. "This assistance does not supplant the judicial officer's independent role in decision-making.""
"Judges in one of the nation's largest court systems have started using artificial intelligence, testing a tool that can rapidly distill hundreds of pages of legal motions and use samples of a jurist's writing style to help reach conclusions and even draft tentative rulings."
A select group of Los Angeles County civil court judges have begun using Learned Hand, an artificial intelligence tool designed to summarize lengthy legal motions and assist in drafting judicial rulings. The software analyzes hundreds of pages of legal documents and learns from judges' writing styles to help reach conclusions. Launched last month, the pilot program provides six judges with AI assistance for basic judicial tasks aimed at reducing case backlogs in an overburdened court system. Court officials emphasize that judges must review and edit all AI-generated drafts before adoption, maintaining judicial independence. The technology is already operational in 10 states. While potentially beneficial for addressing workload crises, some legal community members express concerns about potential errors and erosion of public trust in the judicial system.
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