Monday, April 7, 2025

AI for appellate motions and more?

Bloomberg Law has US Courts Cautiously Experiment With AI to Speed Up Their Work

The First, Fifth, and Federal circuits are looking into possible uses of AI. For example, the Fifth Circuit is testing whether AI can make initial evaluations on motions for extensions of time or determine whether a party filed an appeal in time for it to be considered. Jarrett Perlow, the Federal Circuit’s clerk, also suggested an AI platform could generate a report on court statistics in seconds while it might take a court staffer hours to produce the same work.

Today's DJ has PJ Gilbert's column, April, not the 'cruellest' month -- A reflection on the impact of change, forgotten contributions of influential jurists (i.e., California's two great Chief Justices Phil Gibson and Roger Traynor), and the importance of clarity in legal opinions, framed by a nostalgic look at California's legal history and personal anecdotes.