# Judge blasts lawyers for filing AI-written court briefs

> A Texas federal judge condemned a defendant's legal team for submitting motions filled with what he called 'blatant AI slop,' saying the work was lazy and meritless.
- Title: Judge blasts lawyers for filing AI-written court briefs
- Summary: A Texas federal judge condemned a defendant's legal team for submitting motions filled with what he called 'blatant AI slop,' saying the work was lazy and…
- Keywords: mark pittman, khalwinder singh bhengura, voting fraud, artificial intelligence, legal ethics, northern district of texas, mario herrera, nicole knox, vincent rene carrizales, Business Insider
- Source: Business Insider — https://businessinsider.com/judge-rips-lawyers-using-chatgpt-ai-slop-voting-case-2026-11
- Author: Natalie Musumeci
- Published: 2026-11-06T10:19:01.238+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: mark pittman, khalwinder singh bhengura, voting fraud, artificial intelligence, legal ethics, northern district of texas, mario herrera, nicole knox, vincent rene carrizales, business, technology
## Judge condemns AI-written briefs
US District Judge Mark Pittman eviscerated a defendant's lawyers for filing court motions he called frivolous and filled with blatant AI slop, saying most law students could do better.
## The case and the defendant
Khalwinder Singh Bhengura, a seventy-year-old Indian native and lawful permanent resident, was convicted last month of false statements of citizenship to register to vote and voting by an alien.
## The motion and the disclosure
Bhengura's three attorneys filed a motion for his release pending sentencing, disclosing that portions were prepared with the assistance of a generative artificial intelligence tool.
## Pittman's harsh judgment
The judge called the arguments an abysmal reading of the statute with tortured statutory analysis so tone-deaf that only artificial intelligence could advance it. He called it lazy lawyering.

> so tone-deaf that only artificial intelligence could advance it
## Defense lawyers respond
Nicole Knox said the lawyers disclosed AI use as required and that AI could never create their novel approach. Mario Herrera said he wrote, reviewed, and finalized each brief himself.

> AI could never create our novel approach to the argument presented
## Pittman warns of sanctions
The judge said the filings raise serious questions about the lawyers' ability to practice law.
## Broader pattern across US courts
Courts across the United States have increasingly come down on lawyers' use of AI-generated material in filings, with some cases resulting in sanctions.
## Key takeaway

US District Judge Mark Pittman denounced lawyers for filing AI-generated briefs in a voting fraud case, warning of potential sanctions including a ban from practicing in his court.