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Technology,
Appellate Practice

Mar. 16, 2026

'Will AI replace me?': A dissent - Part 3

A veteran appellate lawyer explores whether artificial intelligence can ever match human intuition in appellate advocacy--or whether robo-lawyers and even robo-judges may arrive sooner than we think.

Myron Moskovitz

Legal Director
Moskovitz Appellate Team

90 Crocker Ave
Piedmont , CA 94611-3823

Phone: (510) 384-0354

Email: myronmoskovitz@gmail.com

UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hal

Myron Moskovitz is author of Strategies On Appeal (CEB, 2021; digital: ceb.com; print: https://store.ceb.com/strategies-on-appeal-2) and Winning An Appeal (5th ed., Carolina Academic Press). He is Director of Moskovitz Appellate Team, a group of former appellate judges and appellate research attorneys who handle and consult on appeals and writs. See MoskovitzAppellateTeam.com. The Daily Journal designated Moskovitz Appellate Team as one of California's top boutique law firms. Myron can be contacted at myronmoskovitz@gmail.com or (510) 384-0354. Prior "Moskovitz On Appeal" columns can be found at http://moskovitzappellateteam.com/blog.

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 'Will AI replace me?': A dissent - Part 3
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My last two columns ruminated on the possibility that artificial intelligence (AI) might progress to the point of handling appeals as well or better than guys like me.

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