Judge Philosophies
Alexei Kojenov - Southridge
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Allison Faherty - WHS
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Alyssa Razmus - Silverton
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Benjamin Agre - Cleveland
Carolyn Hargus - Cleveland
Chaim Sil - Cleveland
Chris Wang - Madison
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Dakota Hartzell - SAHS
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Daria Colner - Cleveland
Ellen Garcia - Cleveland
Fred Gordon - Cleveland
Holly Shilling - Cleveland
Jakob Gowell - MHS
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Jeff Stirling - Sherwood
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Jenny Wyss - Tillamook
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Jenny Owen - Lincoln
Previous debate and practical experience: High school policy debate (1977-1981); legal career; past seven years judging all forms of debate, individual events & Student Congress in Pacific NW for 15-20 tournaments/year as well as 2-3 ToC Tournaments/year; and, six years of coaching a large, comprehensive speech and debate team. I value and thank debaters for pre-round research and preparation, but I view the actual round as the place where even more is required, namely: Engagement, clash, aggressive advocacy/defense of positions, respectful behavior and proportionality. Use of canned arguments, kritiks and counterplans without specific links into the actual debate fail even if they are entertaining, well planned and/or superior to the alternative. I prefer the substance of the debate over the form. Taglines make flowing easier, but do not warrant claims nor constitute extensions of arguments per se. I try to flow all of the debate but not robotically. I aim to judge competitors on their round at hand, not on all the arguments that could have/should have been made, but were not. I do not view the ballot as my chance to cure all that is wrong in the world though I wish it were that easy. I offer a caveat: Rude or malicious conduct are ill-advised. I will default to the rules of that form of debate (to which I will refer if they are called into question) as the base for my decision within the context of debate before me.
Jim Raible - Ione
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Kathryn Schwartz - Cleveland
Kathy Nguyen - Southridge
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Kelly Court - SW Christian
<p>Debate: I want to be able to flow your debate. Speak clearly and not too fast. If I can't keep up with you, you will not win. Make sure to state your contentions clearly at the beginning and again as you move from point to point. Be polite. Pay attention while your opponents are speaking. I like a clean well organized debate. Have fun.</p> <p>Individual Events: Tournaments make for long days; I like to learn new things and to be entertained. Please refrain from swearing in your presentations. It is seldom necessary. I look forward to judging again this year.</p> <p> </p>
Kris Igawa - Beaverton
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Lisa Turner - Beaverton
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Lisa Molina - Cleveland
Mark Williams - Madison
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Merlin Benneth - Madison
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Miranda Ryan - Madison
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Patrick Leahy - SAHS
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Patrick Gonzales - Cleveland
Soren Underdahl - SAHS
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Steve Barth - Marist
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marie kane - Beaverton
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