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Judge Fines Attorney $5,000 for AI Misconduct

10/14/2025

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  • U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer fined attorney James Johnson $5,000 for using AI to draft court filings with false citations.
  • Moorer described the conduct as more than recklessness and tied it to a broader issue of AI unreliability in the legal field.
  • Johnson's client, Glennie Antonio McGee, lost confidence in him when he was allowed to represent himself in a high-profile drug case.