Apr. 6, 2026
AI's impact in California courts and why judges and the legislature are at odds
California's judiciary and legislature are in a high-stakes dispute over the use of AI in courts, balancing judges' independence and efficiency against the need for transparency, accuracy and public accountability in legal decision-making.
Mark S. Adams
Partner
Blank Rome
Business Litigation group and Hospitality practice
Email: mark.adams@blankrome.com
Sharon R. Klein
Phone: (949) 812-6010
Email: sharon.klein@blankrome.com
Sharon R. Klein is a California-based member of Blank Rome's Privacy, Security & Data Protection team. She can be reached at sharon.klein@blankrome.com.
The intersection of artificial intelligence and the judiciary has ignited one of the most consequential institutional disputes in California's legal landscape. What began as a practical question--whether judges should be permitted to use generative AI tools in their work--has evolved into a full-blown governance dispute between the judicial branch and the legislature over autonomy, accountability and the future of justice in the age of machine learning.
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