NEW YORK, N.Y. — Wickard and Thomson Reuters, a global content and technology company, will convene the inaugural Thomson Reuters-Wickard Judicial AI Summit: Courts, Technology, and the Future of Justice on October 8, 2026, at Thomson Reuters headquarters in Times Square in New York City.

The invitation-only summit will bring together judges, academics, government officials, and legal technology leaders for a national discussion on how artificial intelligence is affecting the courts and how the judiciary should respond.

Programming will address the practical use of AI within courts and chambers, responsible judicial adoption of AI, emerging legal technology, fabricated citations and AI-generated pleadings, sanctions, deepfakes and synthetic evidence, access to justice, and more. The program will also include practical technology demonstrations and discussions of potential AI-assisted workflows for judges, clerks, and court staff.

“We launched this Summit to bring judges together with leading academics and technologists for a practical discussion about how AI is affecting the courts and how the judiciary can respond responsibly,” said Oliver Roberts, Founder and CEO of Wickard.ai, a legal AI education and consulting company that has worked with leading law firms and courts nationwide on the responsible adoption and use of AI.

“AI is creating significant opportunities and new challenges for courts, and judges need practical forums to engage with these issues directly,” said Raghu Ramanathan, President, Legal Professionals at Thomson Reuters. “This Summit brings together leaders across the judiciary, academia, and legal technology to advance the responsible use of AI in the courts.”

“WashU Law is proud to co-sponsor this Summit and continue the work we have done nationwide training judges on the responsible use of AI,” said Stefanie Lindquist, Dean of Washington University School of Law.

Speakers include Justice David K. Overstreet of the Illinois Supreme Court; Chief Judge Stephen R. Clark of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; Judge Xavier Rodriguez of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; Judge Allison H. Goddard of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California; Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; Judge Joshua Deahl of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Judge Martin B. “Marty” McGee, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge in North Carolina; Judge Brian D. Palmucci, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts District Court; Judge Sarah D. Smith of the Third Judicial Circuit of Illinois; and Louis J. Capozzi III, Solicitor General of Missouri.

The Summit is supported by a Host Committee that includes:

• Judge Joshua Deahl, Associate Judge, District of Columbia Court of Appeals;
• Judge Xavier Rodriguez, United States District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas;
• Judge Allison H. Goddard, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California;
• Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado;
• Judge Daniel J. Anders, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas;
• Judge Martin B. “Marty” McGee, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, North Carolina Superior Court;
• Judge Brian D. Palmucci, Associate Justice, Massachusetts District Court; and
• Judge Sara D. Smith, Third Judicial Circuit of Illinois.

The Host Committee also includes:

• Stefanie Lindquist, Dean, Washington University School of Law;
• Neel U. Sukhatme, Dean and Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School;
• Paul Rose, Dean, Case Western Reserve University School of Law;
• Darby Dickerson, President and Dean, Southwestern Law School;
• Tom Leighton, Thomson Reuters;
• Louis J. Capozzi III, Solicitor General of Missouri;
• Stephanie Goutos, Chief Innovation Officer, Littler;
• Sara Miro, Chief Innovation Officer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP;
• Nicola Shaver, Founder and CEO, Legaltech Hub;
• Katherine Hughes, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, Fordham University School of Law; and
• Mark Williams, Co-Director of the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab and Professor of the Practice of Law at Vanderbilt Law School.

To inquire about an invitation or learn more about the Summit, please contact or Oliver Roberts at oliver@wickard.ai. Learn more about the Thomson Reuters-Wickard Judicial AI Summit and request an invitation.