{"id":197462,"date":"2026-03-19T16:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/los-angeles-courts-pilot-ai-tool-to-help-judges-draft-rulings\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:55:12","slug":"los-angeles-courts-pilot-ai-tool-to-help-judges-draft-rulings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/19\/los-angeles-courts-pilot-ai-tool-to-help-judges-draft-rulings\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Courts Pilot AI Tool to Help Judges Draft Rulings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governing.com\/artificial-intelligence\/los-angeles-courts-pilot-ai-tool-to-help-judges-draft-rulings\">Los Angeles Courts Pilot AI Tool to Help Judges Draft Rulings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governing.com\/artificial-intelligence\/los-angeles-courts-pilot-ai-tool-to-help-judges-draft-rulings\">https:\/\/www.governing.com\/artificial-intelligence\/los-angeles-courts-pilot-ai-tool-to-help-judges-draft-rulings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-19 16:46:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.governing.com\">www.governing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Los Angeles County civil court has introduced a new AI tool called Learned Hand, which assists judges with distilling legal documents and drafting tentative rulings.<\/li>\n<li>This pilot program involves half a dozen judges and is intended to help with case backlogs in a court facing a workload crisis.<\/li>\n<li>Some members of the county&#8217;s legal community are concerned about potential errors AI could introduce and the impact on public trust in the legal system.<\/li>\n<li>Judges in the pilot program must review and edit AI-generated drafts, which are not intended to 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