Keywords

Generative Artificial Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence in Law; Judicial Regulation of AI in Litigation; Legal Disclosure Requirements; Court Sanctions

Abstract

This thesis examines whether Florida courts are developing an emerging statewide standard governing attorney use of generative artificial intelligence in litigation and whether this trend supports the need for formal statewide codification. This study addresses growing concerns about fabricated citations, unverified legal research, attorney sanctions, and inconsistent disclosure practices as generative artificial intelligence becomes integrated into legal drafting and research. This research reviews the Florida Rules regulating the Florida Bar, ethics guidance on generative AI, Florida procedural certification requirements, disciplinary actions, and administrative orders from Florida judicial circuits that require disclosure and verification of artificial intelligence use in court filings. This analysis identifies patterns in how Florida courts, judges, and bar regulators are responding to attorney misuse of generative AI and assesses whether these developments reflect movement toward a consistent regulatory framework. This study is meant to analyze whether Florida is actively moving toward a uniform approach through ethics opinions, rule amendments, circuit level disclosure requirements, and emerging sanction practices, given that currently its framework remains fragmented and localized rather than formally codified statewide. This research is important because existing professional and procedural rules were not designed for generative AI and therefore provide incomplete guidance for modern legal practice. This thesis concludes that formal statewide procedural amendments or uniform disclosure requirements are the logical next step to ensure transparency, consistency, and public confidence in Florida courts.

Thesis Completion Year

2026

Thesis Completion Semester

Spring

Thesis Chair

Milon, Abby

College

College of Community Innovation and Education

Department

Legal Studies

Thesis Discipline

Law

Language

English

Access Status

Open Access

Length of Campus Access

None

Campus Location

UCF Downtown

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