Brantley Starr

[Generative artificial intelligence] platforms in their current states are prone to hallucinations and bias. On hallucinations, they make stuff up—even quotes and citations. Another issue is reliability or bias. While attorneys swear an oath to set aside their personal prejudices, biases, and beliefs to faithfully uphold the law and represent their clients, generative artificial intelligence is the product of programming devised by humans who did not have to swear such an oath. As such, these systems hold no allegiance to any client, the rule of law, or the laws and Constitution of the United States (or, as addressed above, the truth). Unbound by any sense of duty, honor, or justice, such programs act according to computer code rather than conviction, based on programming rather than principle.

In August 2023, Starr ordered three Southwest Airlines lawyers to attend religious-liberty training by the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), a conservative Christian legal advocacy group. ^[12] This was blocked by the 5th circuit Court of Appeals, ruling “The Southwest attorneys … would likely suffer a violation of their constitutional rights.” ^[13]

Memberships

He has been a member of the Federalist Society since 2005. ^[1]

References

1. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Brantley Starr
2. Jordan, Jason (2021-02-04). "NDTX Judge Starr: A Famous Uncle, a Ragtop Beetle and a Career of Public Service". The Texas Lawbook. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees". whitehouse.gov . March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019– via National Archives. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
4. "Ten Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, March 11, 2019
5. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for April 10, 2019
6. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – May 9, 2019" (PDF). Senate Judiciary Committee.
7. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas)". United States Senate. July 30, 2019.
8. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Brantley Starr, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas)". United States Senate. July 31, 2019.
9. Brantley Starr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
10. Brodkin, Jon (31 May 2023). "Federal judge: No AI in my courtroom unless a human verifies its accuracy". Ars Technica.
11. "Judge Brantley Starr | Northern District of Texas | United States District Court". www.txnd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
12. Cole, Devan (August 8, 2023). "Federal judge orders Southwest Airlines attorneys to attend 'religious-liberty training' from conservative group". CNN. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
13. "Fifth Circuit blocks religious-liberty training order in Southwest Airlines case". 7 Jun 2024.

External links

• Brantley Starr at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

Brantley Starr
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office August 6, 2019

Legal offices
Preceded by Sidney A. Fitzwater	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 2019–present	Incumbent