Appellate tidbits: AI & more

Bloomberg Law has:

Ninth Circuit Creates Panel to Study Artificial Intelligence

The AI committee was convened by the court’s Chief Judge Mary Murguia and is set to be chaired by Judge Eric D. Miller. ...  the AI committee will identify issues that could arise from the use of AI in court and make suggestions as to practices that should be encouraged or banned.

Don’t Use AI to Write Opinions, New Jersey Warns Judges

Oldest Active Federal Judge Seeks Reinstatement During Hearing (regarding Judge Pauline Newman, age 96, and her pending case in D.D.C.)

Tenure on Massachusetts’ Highest Court Plummets to All-Time Low (regarding how recent appointees average only 6 six years on the MSJC). "Tenure has dropped consistently since Massachusetts set a mandatory judicial retirement age of 70 in 1972, when it was common for judges to serve nearly two decades."

Law360 has:

• 9th Circ. Forms AI Panel With Bradley Arant Atty As A Member'

Bill Cracraft, a spokesperson for the Ninth Circuit's Office of the Circuit Executive, told Law360 in an email Thursday, "The court is in the process of forming a committee and will issue an announcement in due course."

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