Judge Philosophies

NOVA 42 Judge 1 - Nova 42

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Abby Mars - Larchmont WeHo

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Arianne Bushkin - Larchmont WeHo

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BJ Hathaway - Harker

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Bimal Sangari - OLIVE

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Christian Ortiz - Kudos

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Dan Tseng - RIS

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Dara Williams - Emerson

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David Chavez - Nova 42

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Deliliah Strauss - Kudos

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Harriet Shaham - New West

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Janeth Banks - Fremont

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Jennifer Noyd - FMS 2

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Jessica McFerren - New West

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Jocelyn Tabata - Emerson

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Jonathan Ku - RIS

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Lennar Madlansacay - New West

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Logan Ferguson - Emerson

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Lorena Martinez - Harker

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Mandy Nelson - New West

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Max Zade - Nova 42

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Michael Britton - Kudos

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Mike Kyle - Nova 42

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Neeta Loomba - RIS

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Nikhil Murty - RIS

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Pinky Khan - RIS

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Robyn Shev - New West

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Samantha Weiss - RIS

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Sanjay Murty - RIS

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Sonali Tambe - RIS

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Stephan Brooks - OLIVE

<p> <u style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><em><strong>COACHING &amp; COMPETITIVE BACKGROUND:</strong></em></u><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- Public Forum &amp; Lincoln-Douglas Coach @ Mission San Jose HS in Fremont, CA (2012-Present)</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- Public Forum Coach @ Olive Children Foundation in Fremont, CA (2011-Present)</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- Public Forum &amp; Extemp Coach @ Summit Preparatory High School (2012-Present)</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- Public Forum Coach @ James Logan HS in Union City, CA (2007-2011)</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- Public Forum &amp; Parliamentary Competitor @ James Logan HS in Union City, CA (2001-2005)</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">I am former Parliamentary &amp; Public Forum Debate competitor. I have experience in and have judged all forms of debate at every level: local, leagues, circuit, invitationals, CA State and NFL Nationals, etc. I specialize in Public Forum and have coached Public Forum since 2005. I have coached 10 CHSSA California State and NFL National qualifying teams and both the 2007 &amp; 2008 California State Championship teams in Public Forum Debate (Asir-Curson &amp; Ashford-Nguyen respectively).</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><u><strong>JUDGING PREFERENCES:</strong></u></em><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- First and foremost, I am a&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>&quot;policymaker&quot;</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;judge and like to tell all of the competitors that I judge that&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>&quot;I like to vote for the team that made the world a better place.&quot;</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;That is my ultimate criteria for judging 90% of debate rounds, but&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><em>I am absolutely open to debaters providing, justifying, and impacting to their own standards</em></strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- Strong impacts are extremely important to me in order to weigh arguments as offense for each side.&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>If you don&#39;t impact, I don&#39;t weigh.</strong></em><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">-&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>I believe in</strong>&nbsp;<strong>&quot;affirmative burden of proof&quot;</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- the AFF typically gets the privilege of defining and last word, so they had better prove the resolution true by the end of the round. If teams argue to a draw (or if both teams suck) then I tend to &quot;default NEG&quot; to the status quo.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- As a policymaker judge and a believer in having strong offensive arguments:&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>I love counter-plans. Run&#39;em if ya got&#39;em.</strong></em><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- I appreciate&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>strong framework, fair definitions, and</strong>&nbsp;<strong>I love to be given clear standards</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;by which I should weigh arguments and decide rounds. Tell me how to think.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- I am&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>NOT a &quot;Tabula Rasa&quot; judge</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- I reserve the right to interpret and weigh your argument against my own knowledge. I am fine with voting for an argument that runs contrary to my beliefs if it is explained well and warranted. I am NOT fine with voting for arguments that are blatantly false, lies, or unwarranted. If you tell me the sky is green, and I look outside and it&#39;s blue, you&#39;ll lose.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- I am&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>NOT a &quot;Games Player&quot; judge.</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;Leave that crap at home. I want real-world impacts not BS theory garbage.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- I flow, but&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>I do NOT &quot;vote on the flow&quot;</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- my flow helps me to decide rounds, but I&#39;m smart enough that I don&#39;t need my legal pad and pens to decide rounds for me.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">-&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Final speeches of ANY debate I watch should emphasize voting issues.</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;Tell me how I should weigh the round and explain which key arguments I should vote for-&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>DO NOT repeat the entire debate, you&#39;ll lose.</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">-&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Speed: I&#39;m okay with some speed, but I absolutely hate spread.</strong></em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;You should be concerned with quality of arguments over quantity. If you&#39;re reading more than 250 words per minute, you&#39;re probably going too fast.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- I generally critique and disclose whenever possible, even if a tournament director tells me not to. What are they going to do if I break their rule, ban me from judging and doing more work? Oh no! How horrible!</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <em style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><strong><u>MY DEBATE PET PEEVES YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF:</u></strong></em><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- You absolutely do not need to shake my hand. Kids spread germs, I don&#39;t know where your hand has been, I usually work seven days a week and can&#39;t afford to get sick. I&#39;ll just assume you&#39;re sincere about thanking me for judging regardless of whether or not we shook hands.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- I&#39;m old school when it comes to presentation. Leave your computer at home. I also think cases/evidence on iPads is annoying, especially when requested by opponents.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- If you&#39;re not getting up to speak, I&#39;m running your prep time. Don&#39;t ask for set amounts of prep time- how the heck do you know that you only need 30 seconds to think through everything you need to say? Don&#39;t disagree with me about how much prep time you have left- you&#39;ll lose.</span><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">- Don&#39;t be a @#$!&amp; during the debate. You&#39;ll lose.</span></p>


Steven Leal - OLIVE


Sung Sil Lee - RIS

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Susan Ferguson - Emerson

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Virginia Yabuta - RIS

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Vivian Amezcua - RIS

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parul Gaur - RIS

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