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Jun. 19, 2026

LA Superior Court judges are testing AI. What does that mean?

L.A.'s top civil judge joins the Daily Journal's newest podcast to debunk misconceptions about the court's AI pilot -- and explain what the technology can, and can't, do.

LA Superior Court judges are testing AI. What does that mean?
Judge Lawrence Riff

Los Angeles County Superior Court -- the largest trial court in the nation -- is piloting an artificial intelligence tool designed to help judges manage a growing caseload. But the court's top civil judge wants to set the record straight about what that means.

Judge Lawrence Riff, supervising judge of the Civil Division of the Los Angeles Superior Court, says fears that judges are using generative AI to draft orders are misplaced.

"It is not true. That is truly f...

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