A 50-state LawSites survey of state court policies on judicial AI use finds wide variation. Massachusetts is the most restrictive, banning AI for legal research, writing, and other legal work by judges, clerks, and court staff. New York is among the more permissive, allowing approved tools and recognizing AI-generated transcript summaries. One point of consensus across all states: judges cannot delegate judicial judgment to AI. The survey comes as Clio moves into the judiciary market with its Learned Hand acquisition.
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