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Every incident where a lawyer got caught filing AI-fabricated citations. The Hall of Shame.

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All Fined 241 Caught, not sanctioned 220 Warned 108 Referred to the bar 82 Reprimanded 46 Filing dismissed 37 Outcome unclear 7 Suspension 2

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Suspension $10K ChatGPT 2026-07-17

The tribunal temporarily suspended Lee’s law license after finding she filed a factum with AI-generated non-existent case law and lied about using ChatGPT.

Mary Hyun-Sook Lee · Mary Hyun-Sook Lee (also known as Jisuh Lee) · Law Society Tribunal · ON

“It should go without saying that it is the lawyer’s duty to read cases before submitting them to a court as precedential authorities.”

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Mary Hyun-Sook Lee, also known as Jisuh Lee, was temporarily suspended by the Law Society Tribunal.
She relied on a factum containing non-existent or irrelevant case law generated by an AI tool.
The tribunal also ordered her to pay $10,000 to the Law Society of Ontario.
The matter was before the Law Society Tribunal in Ontario, Canada.
On July 17, 2026, the tribunal said she lied about not using ChatGPT and had failed to act with honour and integrity.

Suspension 2026-05-05

The Georgia Supreme Court suspended Deborah Leslie for six months after she filed briefs with phony AI-generated case law and ordered extra continuing education.

Hannah Payne murder appeal · Deborah Leslie · Supreme Court of Georgia · GA

““In reviewing the trial court’s order denying the motion for a new trial, there are at least five citations to cases that don’t exist, and there’s at least five more citations to cases that do not support the proposition for which they are cited, including three quotations that don’t exist,””

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Deborah Leslie, a Clayton County assistant district attorney, was sanctioned by the Georgia Supreme Court.
She filed briefs loaded with phony case law produced with artificial intelligence.
The court suspended her for six months and required additional continuing education.
The sanction came from the Georgia Supreme Court in Georgia.
May 5, 2026; Justice Benjamin Land wrote the opinion and warned Georgia lawyers about AI misuse.

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