ColombiaPublic sector2025Tribunal Superior of Sincelejo (Civil-Family-Labour Chamber)
Court order containing unsupported quotations from existing rulings
Colombia's Supreme Court voided a regional court's order that quoted two Supreme Court rulings that did not say what it claimed
Problem
A civil chamber in Sincelejo had to decide an appeal in a debt-enforcement case that had been closed for two years of inactivity.
Approach
The chamber's order of 25 August 2025 cited two Supreme Court rulings, STC13560-2023 and STC4734-2025. On a protection petition, the Supreme Court's civil chamber checked them and found neither contained the passages attributed to them. The Court described them as legal 'hallucinations' and linked them to an AI system. It annulled the order, told the Sincelejo chamber to decide again with verified sources, and had the decision circulated to judges nationwide.
Results
Takeaway
The Supreme Court ordered a fresh decision after finding that the cited rulings did not contain the quoted passages.
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Sources
Source summaries
The Colombian tech outlet reports that the Supreme Court's civil chamber set aside an August 2025 order of the Sincelejo tribunal. The order rested on two Supreme Court rulings that did not contain the cited phrases. The Court ordered a fresh decision and told the judicial council and judicial school to circulate its ruling.
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