New York Courts Issue Guidelines Regulating Use of AI by Judges and Staff

The New York State court system has issued interim guidelines regulating the use of generative AI by judges and court staff.

The policy limits the use of AI tools to those approved by the court and requires all users to undergo mandatory AI training. It bars judges and staff from entering confidential or privileged information, or court-filed documents, into public generative AI platforms, allowing only secure, private models.

The guidelines aim to protect confidentiality and ensure compliance with ethical obligations. New York joins four other US states that have introduced similar policies for responsible AI use in the judiciary over the past year.