Judge Philosophies
AJ Edwards (He/Him) - LSUS
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Abbygail Zanoni - LSUS
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Adrian Guzman - DBU
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Adrian Alvarado - LEE
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Alex de Jesus-Colon - UTD
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Alexandria Ritchie - ACU
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Alexis Reuther - DBU
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Alexis Farino - DBU
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Amelia Little - ACU
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Amorette Hinderaker - TCU
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Anna Voth - SMU
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Anna Renner - TCU
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Annah Samdi - ACU
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Ben Voth - SMU
Treat your opponents with affirming respect. Pursue the educational value of debate as an ethic. I have judged debates for over 30 years in various formats. I look forward to hearing your voice on this matter. I like good research and good delivery.
Beth Hinojosa - Texas Tech
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Bob Alexander - BPCC
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Cadence Jones - TCU
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Daniel Davis (He/Him) - LSUS
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Desiree Chamberlain - Texas Tech
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Diego Moreno - LEE
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Diego Aguilar - Texas Tech
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Elias Perry - LEE
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Elizabeth Friedman - DBU
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Ellie Griffin - TCU
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Emma Horn - ACU
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Emy Pablico - ACU
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Eric Ryan - SMU
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Ethan Arbuckle - LEE
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Hailey Hazen - SMU
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Heather Johnson (she/her) - ACU
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Ian Lampert - S.O.S Independent
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Ilo Tran - SMU
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Isaiah Hess - UTD
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Jackson Csoma - BPCC
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Jada Hemphill - ACU
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James Keith - Texas Tech
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James Wood - DBU
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Jane Anne Carroll - ACU
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Jerry McCauley - LEE
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Jessi Boaz (she/her) - ACU
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Joe Cardot - ACU
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Joe Ganakos - LEE
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John Gooch - UTD
I see myself
as open to most any argument, although I tend to prefer case arguments, disadvantages,
counterplans, and kritiks (the âKâ?) over topicality arguments. (At one time, I thought
of myself as fitting the âpolicymakerâ? paradigm when I was judging high school
C-X.) I do tend to give GOV teams leeway on topicality, but that doesnât mean they
should drop it! I also donât like seeing GOV case vanish from the round in
favor of only a theoretical debate. I
donât like seeing drops on the flow, but I expect debaters, themselves, to extend
dropped arguments. Simply put, I wonât intervene. In general, I expect good
clash as well as thorough and exacting refutation in all speeches. Speakers of
rebuttal speeches, for example, should tell me a good story; in other words,
they should tell me exactly why they
win the round and why.
With regard
to spreading, I find that I donât keep up with rapid delivery like I did when I
was competing, which is now more years ago than I like to admit. I am not âanti-speed,â? but if I signal a
debater to slow down, then he/she/they should do so. Bad argumentation is bad
argumentation; it doesnât matter how fast or how slow the debater if they are making
âjunkâ arguments (e.g., DAs or Ks with weak links). I have seen the fastest team
in the round lose to debaters who spoke more slowly. I also believe an exciting
and stimulating round can take place between debaters with slower delivery. Over
the years, I have witnessed several such debates in NPDA, IPDA, and LD as well
as in the college and high school policy formats.
Last, I
expect debaters to behave in a civil manner toward one another. I just donât
see any call for rudeness or incivility. I think now, more than ever, we need
to engage in civil discourse. Bad behavior in the round (or outside the round) just
doesnât bode well with me at all. Competitors participate in tournaments to learn
and to become better debaters. And this activity should be enjoyable. Itâs
supposed to be fun, and I think sometimes we forget that.
Jordan Guillot (they/them) - LSUS
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Josh Alvarez - ACU
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Josue Cabrera - TCU
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Julia Giacomet Thomazoni - Texas Tech
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Keith Milstead - SMU
Kimberly Truong - LEE
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Kofi Forson - ACU
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Laura Carroll - ACU
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Leslie Ford - LEE
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Lindsey Brown - BPCC
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Logan Gibbs - TCU
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Mads Williams - ACU
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Mallory Taylor (She/Her) - LSUS
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Mary Adelua - Texas Tech
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Matheo Vergara - ACU
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Mathew Nabors - DBU
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Matt Ritchie - ACU
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Matthew Gedeon (He/Him) - LSUS
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Michael Riley - DBU
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Neetin Khadka - DBU
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Philip Ojo - DBU
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Pranav Kumar - UTD
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Preston Langley - BPCC
This is a test
Priscilla Guerra - LEE
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Rachel Currie - LEE
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Rachel Ritchie - ACU
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Rigo Ruiz - LEE
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Riyanna Kennedy - LEE
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Ryan Booth - SMU
If you get called on falsifying evidence I will drop you. Call out evidence you think is suspect and make the case for it.
I try to be as Tabula Rasa. 8 Years of competitive debate experience mostly Parli and IPDA but I have some LD and Pufo experience. Run whatever arguements you want but make sure they are logically supported.
Sam Mahony - ACU
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Sami Al-Haj - Texas Tech
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Scott Thomson - Texas Tech
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Tamil Kayode-Adele - ACU
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Tanner Brown - LSUS
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Vallerya Acuna - Texas Tech
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Wes Orr - ACU
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Yair Salgado - BPCC
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