The New Jersey Supreme Court formed a special committee that will examine the legal and ethical implications that artificial intelligence poses for court operations and the practice of law.

Chaired by Administrator Director of the Courts Glenn Grant, the 31-member group will evaluate potential policies and practices in numerous areas, including the appropriate use – and possible limitations – of AI in legal contexts, disclosure of the technology’s usage in court submissions and testimony, as well as guidance for self-represented litigants and other court users.

Following the panel’s first meeting Sept. 22, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner issued a statement, saying, “Artificial intelligence is a tool that we are still learning about, and while it holds the potential for great opportunities, it can also create significant challenges within the legal community. This committee brings together leaders with different backgrounds and perspectives who can engage in a comprehensive review of the myriad issues this new technology presents for the courts.”

Comprised of experts from within and outside of the judiciary, the membership includes judges, attorneys, educators and government leaders, as well as cybersecurity and technology experts.

According to the court, in addition to Grant, the committee’s members are:

• Vice Chair Katherine Forrest, a retired federal judge
• Matthew Adams, president, Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Arupa Barua, designee of Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association
• Jesse Burns, executive director, League of Women Voters of New Jersey
• Joel Clymer, designee of Garden State Bar Association
• Deputy Presiding Judge for Administration Heidi Willis Currier, New Jersey Appellate Division
• Anjali Dalal
• Judith Germano
• Tax Court Judge Michael Gilmore
• Melissa Heikkilä, senior reporter, MIT Technology Review
• Assignment Judge Jeffrey Jablonski, Hudson Vicinage
• Laks Kattalai, assistant director, Judiciary Information Technology Office
• Matt Kelly, Supreme Court deputy clerk
• Erez Liebermann
• Peter McAleer, director, Judiciary Office of Communications and Community Relations
• Jack McCarthy III, judiciary chief information officer
• Timothy McGoughran, president, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Chad Moore, president, Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
• Meryl Nadler, counsel to the administrative director
• Sajed Naseem, judiciary chief information security officer
• Derek Nececkas, deputy director, Division of Criminal Justice; designee of the attorney general
• Assignment Judge Carol Novey-Catuogno, Bergen Vicinage
• Jennifer Perez, director, Judiciary Office of Trial Court Services
• Allison Perrone, assistant public defender; designee of the Office of the Public Defender
• Akil Roper, senior vice president, Legal Services of New Jersey
• Barry Schindler
• Michelle Smith, Superior Court clerk
• Robert Spangler, chief information security officer, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Guiling (Grace) Wang, distinguished professor and associate dean for research, New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Albertina Webb, president, Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey

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