Judge Philosophies
AJ Ghirarduzzi - CDA
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Aidan Burgeson - CDA
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Alayna Becker - Ferris
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Andre Cossette - Gonzaga Prep
<p> I've been judging Policy, LD, and now Public Forum for 30 years or more. I hate Kritiks that are used just to win rounds, unless they're Kritiks criticizing the state of debate these days. They have to be read slowly for me to understand them, though: philosophy read at 400 words per minute just goes over my head (I have enough trouble understanding philosophy read at 100 words per minute). As I advance in age, my ability to process information at a rapid rate diminishes, so if you can boil the round down to a few simple principles, then I become a thinking judge instead of a judge who merely connects points on the flow. I like to hear evidence being read, so sometimes I'll slow down debaters when they read their cards so I can understand the warrants and not just mindlessly write down the taglines. I have a decent knowledge of theory because debate theory rarely changes over the years (sometimes the names of the arguments change but the logic stays the same), so if you use words like "conditionality" and "permutation" and "reciprocity", I'd know what you were talking about. </p> <p> And, I usually don't disclose (except for Novices who might benefit from some education), and I don't like shaking hands with the debaters after the round.</p>
Andrew Myers - Mead
Anya Gumke -
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Betsy Shellman - Charter
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Bill Wagstaff - Mead
Caleb Majeski - Mead
Capri Holden - Central Valley Hig
<p>I have been judging debate for over 10 years. I believe in a traditional values debate. Above all else the value should be held paramount. . . AND. . . Contentions that clearly connect back to the value criterion are essential in proving the resolution to be true/false.</p>
Cara Langsfield -
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Chris Regan - CDA
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Dan Sjolund - Ferris
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Daron Fredericks - Central Valley Hig
David Spivey - Mead
David Smith - U-High
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Elisa Barry - Charter
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Elliny Hiebert - CDA
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JW Trull - CDA
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James Heath - Gonzaga Prep
Jessi Shoemaker -
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Josh Smith - Lake City
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Josh Mhyre - Mead
Justine Bunch - CDA
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Karen Coughneour - Charter
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Krishen Talarico - Ferris
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Krysta Tekanic - CDA
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Lani Ghirarduzzi - CDA
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Llanda Milsap - U-High
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Marissa Owen - Lake City
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Matt Fedrizzi - CDA
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Matt Cardenas - Ferris
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Mike Stovern - Mead
<p> </p> <p>I will follow my flow fairly closely, and I consider drops concessions, but please don't tell me that what your opponent dropped is a voter. Instead, tell me about the impact of that concession. Primarily, I will make my decisions based upon the quality of your voting issues when they are filtered through your value/criterion. Please give me voters that show impact and demonstrate an effective use of how your criterion upholds your value. Show me what the world is like under the side of the resolution that you are defending. I am willing to vote on anything as long as you can support it, or your opponent doesn’t discredit it.</p> <p> </p> <p>Your criterion should serve as a weighing mechanism and a means to uphold your value. All contentions should uphold your value unless you have a contention with the purpose of showing how the opposing side is immoral/impossible. Rebuttals should have no new evidence.</p> <p> </p> <p>Remember to roadmap and signpost. Feel free to speak quickly, but slow down on tag lines and be clear. Be polite; you are attacking a position not a person.</p>
Mike Anstine - Gonzaga Prep
Missy Wright - Lake City
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Nathan Everett - Ferris
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Paul Kanellopoulos - CDA
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Paul Dillon - Ferris
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Phletha Wynn - CDA
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Randy Brown - U-High
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Robert Aneiro - U-High
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Roxanne Burkett - Charter
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Ryan Luedecke - CDA
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Sally Conner - Central Valley Hig
<p>I have judged debate events for about 15 years, most frequently congress, with occasional LD and PF. I enjoy rounds that stay away from excessive jargon and debaters focus on clear communication. I think that the value is important in a LD round, and I think that evidence is important in a round, but that it is an even more important skill to focus on deciding what evidence is important to include in a round, and to explain the relevance of this information. I do not enjoy speed.</p>
Sara Major - Pascal Academy
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Scott Shellman - Charter
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Taylar McClure - Lake City
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Wendy Needham - U-High
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