Judge Philosophies
Alberto Rincon - Wilson
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Alexis Manyrath - Southridge
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Amanda Hittlet - BSH
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Ann Simon - Marshfield HS
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Anne Badgley - Lincoln
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Ari Tjahjani - Sunset
Asmita Patwardhan - Sunset
Audrey Umber - Canby
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Beau Woodward - Lakeridge
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Becky Douglas - Tillamook
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Ben LeBlanc - Lincoln
Bernadette Rodgers - Wilson
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Bill Allen - Tillamook
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Brian Horn - Tillamook
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Caron Newman - Loggers
<p>I am first and foremost a communications judge. That means that eye contact, respect for your opponent while he/she is speaking - not talking to your partner (to me, that is rude), inflection, and rate of speech are important. Regardless of the type of debate, you must be clear and concise. I do not like spreading; what’s the point if no one can understand you? Remember, Aff must convince me there needs to be a change in CX. I don’t appreciate the neg wasting time on T if it’s not really an issue. The worst round I’ve ever judged spent 20 minutes arguing the definition of “its.” If you are not arguing the resolution, it’s very difficult for me to vote for you. For LD, I enjoy the philosophical portion as that was my minor in college. Try to stay away from policy jargon in LD; it doesn’t fit. For parli, I expect you to answer questions instead of avoiding them and filling time that could be better spent responding to your opponent. Finally, in all events, the cross weighs heavily in my decision-making. I appreciate insightful questioning and clear answers.</p> <p> </p>
Collin Peterson-vanKanegan - West Linn
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Dan Tattersfield - Lincoln
Dave Schaefer - Nestucca
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DeLona Campos-Davis - Hood River
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Debbie Groff - Canby
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Don Steiner - Wilson
Earl Pettit - Monument
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Eddie Delanty - West Linn
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Eli Morgan-Steiner - Wilson
Eliza Haas - Sunset
https://judgephilosophies.wikispaces.com/Haas%2C+Elizabeth The above philosophy was written mainly for nat circuit LD, but most things will apply to most debates. I'm also totally good with a traditional, Oregon-style debate. If so, I look more at internal consistency of argumentation than I would with a more progressive debate. Read the paradigm, but feel free to ask me specific questions before the round if you have them!
Ellen Howard - Bandon HS
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Emma Hoffman - Lincoln
Eric Lowe - Wilson
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Eric Abbruzzese - Lincoln
Eric Dale - West Linn
Hannah Kwak - Southridge
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Harsha Hegde - Sunset
Helena Platt - Marshfield HS
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Hilary Pohl - Tillamook
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Jennifer Clark - Hood River
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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.
Jie Li - Sunset
Jordan Bohnlein - MVHS
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Jordan Witt - Canby
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Josh Scheirman - Marshfield HS
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Karen Armstrong - Glencoe Tide
Katie Wilson - Lakeridge
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Kayla Crook - Marshfield HS
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Lance Haberly - Siuslaw High
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Larkin Madden - Bandon HS
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Laura Cowin - BSH
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Lee Anna Jones - Lincoln
Lisa Reynolds - Lincoln
Lorena Iach - Southridge
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Lydia Casas - Marshfield HS
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Maggie Mick - Nestucca
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McKinley Rodriguez - Lincoln
Megan Medley - MVHS
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Nikki Thommen - Ashland
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Peter Sprengelmeyer - South
Priyoshi Kapur - Sunset
Qing Yi - Sunset
Rick Turner - Beaverton
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Ronnie Ontiveros - Hood River
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Sarah Dickinson - Southridge
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Sheryl Floyd - Nestucca
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Stefana Sardo - Sunset
Stewart Reed - Southridge
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Sue Lenzi - Nestucca
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Susan McLain - Glencoe Tide
<p>I love all types of debate. CX, PF, PARLI, AND LD. I am a real world Policy Maker. I am always looking for good solid critical thinking, support ideas or evidence as per event style and type. I believe debate is a persuasive speaking event with strong developed arguments. I am happy to answer questions before round starts.</p> <p>Individual Events are all unique and interesting! I like to judge a variety of events! My extemp, impromptu, radio, oratory and interp speakers have all had strong showings over the years. I have coached for 43 years. Susan McLain</p>
Teri Horn - Tillamook
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Tina Ontiveros - Hood River
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Tyler Wiprud - Bandon HS
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Tyler Curtis - Bandon HS
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