Judge Philosophies
ACU-Annah Samdi - ACU
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Adrian Caraves - UHCL
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Adrian Alvarado - LEE
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Adrian Reyes - LEE
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Akaliugo Amucheazi - SUBR
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Akhi Hines - SUBR
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Alexys Montgomery - LEE
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Amelia Little - ACU
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Anna Wooten - MSU
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Arianna Tello - LEE
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Ashleigh Swanson - UHCL
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Bailey Brown - LAC
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Bailey Brown - LAC
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Bailey McQueen - LSU
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Bailey McQueen (She/Her) - LSUS
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Ben Mann - Lewis & Clark
Hi! I'm the assistant director of forensics at Lewis & Clark College. My background is over 12 years of experience in college debate, including coaching roles in NPDA, NFA-LD, IPDA, and BP. A few general principles on how I evaluate debate are below:
- I view debate as comparative access to comparative impacts. Demonstrate to me that you best access the most important impacts of the debate, through framework/sequencing control, links, and an articulated impact story, and you have the easiest pathway to my ballot.
- I'm a flow judge and prioritize content over delivery. Typically, I give speaks based on argument quality and strategic decisionmaking.
- Yes, I'm comfortable with spreading if your opponent is. Please slow down a bit for tags and when moving between positions, and signpost clearly. If you're going too fast for me to flow, I'll say "slow." If your speaking isn't clear, regardless of your rate of delivery, I'll say "clear." Please accommodate your opponent if they can't follow you.
- Yes, you can read T and other procedurals in front of me, just sequence them properly (such as a priori).
- Yes, you can read Ks, critical affs, unique arguments, or even reject the resolution on the aff in front of me. However, I'm also open to framework and other responses to these arguments. The K lit needs to be in your argument: I won't fill in gaps that aren't present in your speech.
- No, don't be unnecessarily disrespectful to your opponent or judges, either through in-round behavior or argument types that actively disparage marginalized populations. Who you choose to be in the round matters more than W/L, and this behavior will at minimum impact your speaker points.
I judge primarily out of tournament need and may be in different formats round-to-round. Ultimately, I'm format-agnostic and invested in the educational/skill benefits that come from different styles of debate. If you have a format-specific question for me, you can reach me at bmann@lclark.edu
Brandon Reynolds - LSU
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Brett Trussell - SMU
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Cade Savoy - LSU
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Caitlyn Johnston - UCA
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Carissa Moore - ACU
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Charles Culliford - LAC
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Courtnae James - LSUS
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Daniel Wilkerson - LAC
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Daniel Davis (He/Him) - LSUS
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Danielle Kofink - ACU
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Devesh Sarda - LSUS
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Devin Hutchins - MSU
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Devyn Jackson - MSU
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Dice Ferguson (they/them) - UCA
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Dolce Perez - UHCL
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Dustin Gavins - MSU
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Elena Foster - LEE
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Elizabeth Orton - MSU
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Elliot Hemstreet - LSUS
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Emma Stammeyer - SMU
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Eric Ryan - SMU
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Erick Aguilar - ACU
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Eva Villamor - LAC
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Finn Spoerl - Lewis & Clark
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Freya Steed - Lewis & Clark
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Gabrielle Wright - UCA
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George Moisant - MSU
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Hailey Hazen - SMU
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Hannah Douget - LEE
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Hayden Braziel - LSU
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Heidi Tyler - LSUS
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Ian Durden - MSU
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JR Saling - Lewis & Clark
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Jack Van Dyke (He/They) - UARK
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Jackie Garcia-Torres - ACU
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Jade Vasquez (She/Her) - UARK
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Jake Guynn - SMU
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Jane Anne Carroll - ACU
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Jasmine Forck - LSUS
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Jayden Steinberg - Lewis & Clark
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Jennifer Garcia - LEE
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Jerrell Taylor - SUBR
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Jimmy Davis - LEE
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Jodee Doxey - LSUS
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Jodeyah Mills - ACU
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Jodie Hazell - LEE
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Joe Gantt - Lewis & Clark
John McCree - SUBR
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Johnathan Hebert - LAC
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Jonathan Bridenbaker - LSU
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Justin Jetton - BPCC
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Kaeddis Cole - LEE
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Kaleb Simes - SMU
I've judged and competed in debate for 7 years (LD and IPDA), so feel free to run any argument you want that is clearly altriculated and understandable.
However, since this is IPDA, please conform to the accepted conventions and usual argument forms of IPDA as closely as possible. I'm fine with speed (rate of talking that is faster than convo speed but noticeably less than spreading) and assertiveness in advocacy (so long as it does not cross the line into rudeness, abusiveness, or blanton unkindness towards your opponent.
Kaleb Schmidley - LSUS
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Katie Furrer - Lewis & Clark
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Keith Milstead - SMU
Kennedy Hartman - LSU
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Keondra Carter - SUBR
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Kierson Titus (He/Him) - UARK
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LCU-Camille Allgood* - LAC
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LCU-Noel Martin - LAC
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LSUS-Cooper Johnson - LSUS
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LSUS-Mack Miles (They/Them) - LSUS
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LSUS-Shanisha Ford (She/Her) - LSUS
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LSUS-Tanner Brown - LSUS
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Lee-Adamaris Tello - LEE
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Lee-Advita Shinde - LEE
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Lee-Aiden Barajas - LEE
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Lee-Giovanni Garcia - LEE
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Levi Grubbs - LSUS
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Lilyane Calhoun - LAC
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Lola Bazen - LEE
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Lorenzo Barrera - LEE
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Ly Nguyen - LEE
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MSU-Emma Jaramillo - MSU
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MSU-Kerrick Martin - MSU
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MSU-Le'Jeaha Falany - MSU
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Madeline McClatchey - LSUS
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Matthew Cook (He/Him) - UARK
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Mia McGauley - Lewis & Clark
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Michael Guzman (He/Him) - UARK
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Moriah Eason - LSUS
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Nicolas Neal - MSU
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Oscar Estrada - LEE
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Rachel Currie - LEE
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Rakesia Wilson - MSU
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Riley McGinley - Lewis & Clark
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SMU-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.
Shona Bhowmick - LEE
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TJ Jones - BPCC
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Tara Rambarran - LEE
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Tate Blondin - BPCC
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Taylor Heysquierdo - LEE
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Teddi Hall - Lewis & Clark
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Thomas Sorensen - ACU
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UCA-Evan Thomas - UCA
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UCA-Liz Roa - UCA
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Wes Orr - ACU
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arushi Tripathy - SMU
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