Judge Philosophies
Aaron Cluiss - DBU
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Aaron Cole - Ind
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Aaryn Raymond - ACU
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Ahleysha Lee - BPCC
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Akshar Sinha - UCSD
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Alejandra Valencia - UCSD
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Alejandro Chapa - DBU
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Alex Gibson - LTU
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Alexander Carwheel - DBU
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Alexandria Ritchie - ACU
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Alexis Farino - DBU
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Alice Bui - UCSD
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Amogh Rajagopal - UCSD
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Angie Quiroz Ordonez* - ACU
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Anna La Pour - UU
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Anthony Stowers - PSDA
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Astrid Castillo - UCSD
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Aubree Watkins (She/Her) - UARK
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Audrey Hong - UCSD
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Audrey Mae Taylor - UU
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Ayah Alhaji - UCSD
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Barry Wigington - UCF
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Ben Hurbis - UU
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Bence Letai - UCSD
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Beth Green - UU
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Braeden Helmick - UU
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Brett Trussell - SMU
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Brett Jarboe - DBU
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Brooklyn Lord - UU
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Caleb Stubbs - UU
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Cameron Cummings - MSU
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Carley Page - MSU
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Carlin Spencer - UCSD
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Carmen Rubado - UU
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Chamiru Dewundaraliyanawaduge - UCSD
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Chelsea Blanchard - Idaho State
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Chloe Benson - UU
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Christopher Diaz - DBU
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Cindy Chen - UCSD
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Cyra Pratt - LSUS
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Daisy Murfey - UU
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Daniel Grumm - ACU
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Danielle Kofink - ACU
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Danielle Sanson (she/her) - BPCC
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Darain Farve - DBU
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Denim Taylor - LSUS
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Diana Weilbacher * - ACU
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Eli Brown - MSU
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Eliana Snyder - UU
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Ella Grannon - UARK
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Ella Armstrong - DBU
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Ella Gray - UU
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Ephraim Mensah - LSUS
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Eric Chen - UCSD
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Esther Rolsma - UU
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Fernando Penate-Chavez - LPDA
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Fiona Yuan - UCSD
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Grace Wigington - UCF
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Grant Bonin - LSUS
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Gweneth Barbre - ACU
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Haiven Potts - UU
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Haley Sweet - MSU
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Hannah Branch - Nevada
Hannah Branch (she/they)
Hello! I debated in IPDA for my three years of undergrad, and did Public Forum and Big Questions debate for all four years of high school. I generally apply a blank slate to every round, but if you engage in bigotry through your argumentation or your behavior in the room, I will vote against you. I believe in creativity and authenticity in this activity. If you're engaging in legitimate argumentation, I will weigh creative/unorthodox arguments and styles.
IPDA:
- IPDA is designed to be an accessible format that anyone can judge. I am voting on the flow, but if all other factors are equal, I am more likely to vote for the debater who makes their arguments understandable and digestable. If your opponent makes a reasonable request for you to explain a complex/jargony argument and you can't, I am unlikely to weigh your argument.
- It's up to you to tell me how to decide the round. I will default to the Aff's Top of Case if the Neg doesn't provide one/clash/tell me why theirs is preferable.
- I am not opposed to counterplans, but if you want me to vote for one, please show how it pertains to the topic and clearly outweigh the Aff.
- In order to vote on ground arguments, I need to hear that the ground is unfair, and how that impacts the debate. Even if I think the ground is unfair, I won't vote on that issue unless you tell me to, because I don't want to impose bias.
NPDA:
- I did not compete in NPDA, and I don't know the norms. I understand argumentation and debate, but I won't be able to make the shortcuts that experienced NPDA judges can. Please explain your arguments clearly and do not rely on me to understand implicit connections based on jargon/theory concepts that are not fleshed out.
- I can typically keep up with speed, but will raise my hand/otherwise indicate if I can't understand you, and will vote against you if I can't understand your arguments because of speed.
The goal of this activity is to learn, and I hope my feedback is helpful to that end. Tournament rules permitting, you are always welcome to reach out to me for clarification or further support based on a ballot. Thank you for being here and happy debating!
Hannah Barnett - ACU
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Heather Gilmore - Idaho State
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Iain Lampert - Independent-AT
I really love debate! I want to see your personality shine in-round.
My ballot will take the path of least resistance; don't drop key arguments, double-turn yourself, etc. Having your first contention function as a very explicit framework argument may be useful.
If you say something that I believe may be untrue, I will fact-check in-round. This will not mean that you lose the ballot, since it's your opponent's job to call you out, but it may impact your speaker points. Be honest.
Never slime in your final speech. Unfortunately, IPDA lacks points of order. If you wait to respond to something until your opponent can no longer reply, I reserve the right to intervene.
Isabel Keith - MSU
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Isaiah Cox - UU
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Jace Godfrey (He/Him) - UARK
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Jack Lakin - SMU
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Jack Quigley - Idaho State
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Jackie Hebert - UCSD
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Jackie Garcia-Torres - ACU
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Jake Leckrone - UU
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James Wood - DBU
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James Junkin - MSU
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Jared Jenkins - SMU
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Jasmine Chareunsap - SMU
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Jasmine Forck - LSUS
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Jocelyn Garcia Torres - ACU
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Jodeyah Mills* - ACU
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Jonah Mansky - UCSD
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Jonathan Conway - UCF
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Josh Gibbs - MSU
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Josh Mehaffey - ACU
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Joshua Tompkins - UARK
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Julie Abdou - UCSD
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Julissia Benejan - LSUS
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Justin Salahuddin - UCF
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Kabir Taraporewala - UCSD
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Kamillyah Evans - LTU
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Katelyn Ah Puck - DBU
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Katie Mullins - UU
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Keith Milstead - SMU
Kelly Hebenton - UCSD
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Kevin Moss - UU
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Kim Wang - UCSD
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Landon Richter - BPCC
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Lazarus Clark - Idaho State
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Levi Chyorny - UCSD
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Liam McNeely - DBU
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Lilian Holzrichter - SMU
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Liliana Armas - UCSD
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Lillian Theis - UCSD
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Logan Harris (he/him) - BPCC
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Logan Gerhard - UCF
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Luke Crain - LSUS
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Luke Abraham - ACU
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Lydia Stinnett - UU
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Lydia Lim - UARK
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Makenzie Barger - MSU
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Matthew Cook (He/Him) - UARK
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Maycee Hufstedler - UU
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Megan Watson - SMU
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Michael Dvorak - GCU
Mollie Champlin - LSUS
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My'Kai Rollock - MSU
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Nathan Nuulimba - UU
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Neil Pham - Nevada
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Nghi Chau - UCF
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Nicco Stacey - UU
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Nicolas Hrechko - LSUS
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Param Thakkar - LSUS
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Paul Wuller - SMU
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Pranavi Pathuri - UCSD
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Presleigh McLemore - MSU
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Quentin Salisbury - UCSD
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Quinton Stephenson - UU
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Rebekah Ruth Basie - UU
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Richard Besel - GVSU
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Ryan Wagy - UU
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Rylee Mahon - ACU
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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.
Sam Daftary - UCSD
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Samantha Bush - UCSD
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Sarah Partlow Lefevre - Idaho State
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Shane Reese - UCSD
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Shree Brown - DBU
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Silas Nwoke - SMU
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Sophia Rosas - UCSD
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Suki Chandok - UCSD
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Thienan Bui - UCSD
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Thomas Thurner - MSU
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Thomas Sorensen - ACU
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Tim Walker - UU
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Tim Kim - SMU
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UU-Izzy Mejia-Aveledo - UU
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Vahrun Taraporewala - UCSD
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Vinh Chau - UCSD
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Vivien White - UU
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Wesley Crissey - DBU
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Will Crews (He/Him) - UARK
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William DuBroy - UCSD
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Zhaun Miguel Guerrero - UCSD
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Zoe Wilson - UCSD
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Zoe Leatherwood - UU
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