Judge Philosophies
Aaron Chung - QDLearning
Adrienne Fontenot - SCJFL Hired
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Alex Chon - Wilshire
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Alexa Gomez - ACLA Network
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Alexis Rodriguez - SAGE
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Alice Tu - V-LYLA
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Alyvia McIntyre - ACDS
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Amanda Hsieh - Emerson
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Amanda Acaba - ACLA Network
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Amber Haiwen - ACDS
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Andy Lower - Huntington
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Angela Yang - V-LYLA
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Anita Yao - Speak In Power
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Annette Maier - JMS
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Ava Gaffari - ACDS
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Barbara Yang - JMS
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Cassandra Aguilera - ACLA Network
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Charis Tang - Huntington
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Chen Shen - QDLearning
Chris Carranza - JMS
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Clara Son - Wilshire
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Cynthia Martinez - JMS
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Dexter Winn - Huntington
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Dhara Patel - V-LYLA
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Diane Romero - JMS
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Diane Jeong - Wilshire
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Dorian Franklin - ACLA Network
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Ebru Dogan - Nova 42
Elizabeth Davidson - ACLA Network
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Eva Vides - ACLA Network
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Gabriel Ramirez - ACLA Network
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Grace Mellis - Huntington
Heather Haas - ACLA Network
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Henry Huynh - Kudos Leadership
Ira Heffler - SCJFL Hired
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Isaias Garcia - ACLA Network
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Israel Beltran - Wilshire
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Jackie Fitzgerald - JMS
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James Kyle - Nova 42
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Janiel Victorino - QDLearning
My Competitive Career consists of 4 years in the collegiate Circuit; Saddleback College (2015-17), and CSUF (2017-19). I have been a speech and debate judge for the MS/HS circuit since 2017, and for the Collegiate Circuit since 2019. if you need clarification on a ballot, please send an email to [ jvictorino0.forensicsjudge@gmail.com ]
Ballot Style:
Where possible I add timestamps to help students pinpoint exact moments in their speech that address the issue as noted by comment. I have made it a personal philosophy to try never have less than 5 sentences on any ballot.
if I am unable to comment on evidence organization or speech writing due to speed, I tend to focus on minute analysis of nonverbal decisions.
Debate Philosophy: I can comfortably judge parli, LD, PF, SPAR & Congress, but it is not part of my competitive background. I don't have experience with policy debate as of this writing.
I LOVE it when students are able to be fully themselves and have fun in a round. I value organization uniqueness and clash during rounds. Regardless of your evidence quantity, I love it when students are able to have versatile/creative arguments but clear and concise writing. Please signpost. I am looking for how competitors set up all provided evidence in round AND Questioning to counter rebuttals (which means my biggest thing is how evidence is arranged to construct unique arguments), although I also appreciate the occasional framework discussion. I appreciate having round evidence forwarded to me via email, but since I have been in the debate world less than my speech career, I am a flow judge and RFDs will be made purely from in-round proceedings. While I consider initiative and prominence as important (especially in congress) I also do my best to recognize reasons why certain students are not as prominent in round.
I can speed read a little, but I would exercise caution especially during online tournaments. I mentioned earlier that I timestamp comments where possible, but I would sincerely appreciate if students could self time so I can focus on ballots. Professionalism is important to me, but not to the point where a student is quiet, if you have to say something offensive, please keep it within the confines of debate evidence. I like high-energy rounds, whether via morale building or aggressive pacing, but its not the end of the world if the round has calmer proceedings :)
Clarity > Speed.
Jean Wong - JMS
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Jennifer Huang - QDLearning
Joe Goshert - SAGE
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John Ferris - Nova 42
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Johnny Lau - JMS
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Jose Gonzales Rosales - ACLA Network
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Josh Steinle - Alverno
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Julia Cheng - V-LYLA
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Julia Cai - QDLearning
Justin Merz - Emerson
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Kansas Henderson - Emerson
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Katherine Rhee - V-LYLA
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Katya Azzam - Rhyme and Reason
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Ken Chhek - Huntington
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Klemens Huynh - V-LYLA
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Lauren Lim - Huntington
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Lucy Thompson - JMS
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Lyna Kim - SCJFL Hired
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Mallika Keralapura - ACDS
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Marco Repetto - Huntington
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Marcus Razo - Emerson
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Maria Lau - JMS
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Mark Gagliardi - SCJFL Hired
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Matt Futernick - SAGE
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Meng Xia - JMS
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Michelle Kim - Wilshire
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Michelle Scannell - JMS
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Michelle Geller - Reed M.S.
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Mike Kyle - Nova 42
Missy M - V-LYLA
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Neha Thakker - V-LYLA
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Olivia Carter - Emerson
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Olivia Kukar - ACDS
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Parker Beyersdoerfer - ACDS
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Peter HU - NAL
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Ryan Saiyasombat - JMS
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Ryan Yoo - Wilshire
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Samantha Armendariz - Huntington
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Samantha Hertzig - ACDS
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Sandeep Pathak - Huntington
For the October 31 tournament, he is available to judge 2nd and 3rd rounds only. Thanks.
Scot Leonard - JMS
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Sophie Gopen - Emerson
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Sydney Carroll - ACLA Network
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Sydney Sick - ACDS
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Syma Latif - ACDS
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Tiffany Brain - Wilshire
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Tiffany Brain - SCJFL Hired
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Vanessa Vences - ACLA Network
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Vivian Tao - V-LYLA
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Zihad Amin - ACLA Network
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