The BenchMark Standard

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Reviewer Information

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Full Name

Current Role Select the role that best describes your position.

County / Judicial District

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2

Overall Framework Assessment

Do the six domains (Accuracy, Bias, Constitutional Compliance, Security, Transparency, Human Override) adequately cover the risks of AI tools in judicial settings?

Significant gaps existCovers all key risks

Is the framework practical enough for a court administrator or judge to use without specialized technical expertise?

Requires AI expertiseAny court can use it

Would this framework be taken seriously by a state AOC, a judicial conference, or a legal AI vendor?

Would not be taken seriouslyPublication-ready authority

Are there risks or domains this framework should address but does not? If you rated completeness below 4, please describe what is missing.

3

Legal Soundness

Are the constitutional compliance criteria (Domain 3: due process, equal protection, confrontation, Fourth Amendment, juvenile protections) legally accurate and sufficient?

Contains legal errorsLegally rigorous

Does the framework address the right legal principles and doctrines for evaluating AI in a courtroom setting, or are there areas of law it overlooks?

Missing key legal doctrinesCovers the right ground

Are there legal doctrines, practical courtroom concerns, or areas of Tennessee practice that this framework should address but does not? Your perspective from the bench or the bar is what makes this framework better. What would you want tested in an AI tool before it entered your courtroom or your practice?

4

Certification Tiers and Scoring

Is the three-tier model (Verified, Certified, Certified-Sensitive) appropriate for distinguishing risk levels in court AI tools?

Tier structure is flawedTiers are well-calibrated

The Verified tier requires passing Domains 1, 4, 5, and 6, but only requires Domains 2 (Bias) and 3 (Constitutional) to be evaluated and reported, not passed. Is this sufficient, or should the Verified tier require a minimum bias/constitutional score?

↑Require passing

~Require minimum

✓Current is fine

Are the score thresholds (75 for Verified/Certified, 90 for Certified-Sensitive) appropriately calibrated? Too high? Too low?

5

Court Applicability

Based on your experience, would this framework be useful in your court or practice area?

Not relevant to my workMy court needs this now

Is the framework too Tennessee-specific, or does it adapt well for other jurisdictions and court types?

Only works for TennesseeAny state could adopt this

Are you currently using, or considering using, any AI tools in your court or practice?

×Not considering

?Exploring

~Limited use

✓Active use

What barriers do you foresee to courts adopting this framework? Examples: cost, complexity, lack of IT support, institutional resistance, vendor pushback, etc.

6

Readability and Tone

Is the writing clear, accessible, and appropriate for its intended audiences (judges, court administrators, vendors)?

Confusing or overly technicalClear and professional

Does the document read as though it was written by a judge with practical courtroom experience, or does it read more like an academic or technical paper?

Reads like a law review articleReads like a judge wrote it

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Final Assessment

Overall, is this framework ready for submission to the Tennessee AOC?

×Not ready

!Major revisions

~Minor revisions

✓Ready

What are the framework's greatest strengths? (Name up to three.)

What are the framework's most critical weaknesses? (Name up to three.)

If you could change one thing about this framework, what would it be?

Open Comments Use this space for anything not covered above: observations, concerns, suggestions, or anything you want the author to know.

Would you be willing to be acknowledged as a peer reviewer in the published version?

✓Yes, by name

~Role only

×No

The BenchMark Standard v0.1

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