Judge Philosophies
AJ Edwards (He/Him) - LSUS
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Alaia Snell - UNT
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Alexander De Jesus-Colon - UTD
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Alexis Farino - DBU
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Amy Durham - ACU
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Angela Bastoparra - LSUS
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Annah Samdi - ACU
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Arnold Charles - ACU
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Bailey Brown (She/Her) - LSUS
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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.
Bethany Inman - DBU
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Brennan Schiltz - DBU
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Brian Lain - UNT
CJ Longino - LSUS
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Cade Goebel - DBU
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Caris Gray - LEE
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Cassie Kutev - LEE
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DBU 1 - DBU
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DBU 2 - DBU
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DBU 3 - DBU
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DBU 4 - DBU
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DBU 5 - DBU
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DBU 6 - DBU
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DBU 7 - DBU
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DBU 8 - DBU
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DBU 9 - DBU
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Daniel Davis (He/Him) - LSUS
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Davis Lynn - SMU
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Dayton Thomas - DBU
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Diana Weilbacher - ACU
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Elias Perry - LEE
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Emily Dowd (they/them) - LSUS
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Emily McDonald - ACU
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Emma Tharp - LPDA
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Emma Jaramillo - LEE
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Evangeline Bulick - SMU
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Felicity Newby - DBU
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Fernando Penate-Chavez - LPDA
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Hadley Adkison (She/Her) - UARK
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Hailey Hazen - SMU
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Hailey Pasley - ACU
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Hannah Daniels - MSU
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Ileana Mocciola - ACU
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Isabella Sanchez - UTD
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Jaci Sabatini (They/Them) - UARK
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Jack Van Dyke (He/They) - UARK
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Jackie Garcia-Torres - ACU
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Jake Peace - ACU
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Jane Anne Carroll - ACU
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Jess Perez - DBU
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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 - LSUS
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Josh Danaher - ACU
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Jovanni Arellano - LEE
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Kasey Baus - SMU
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Katelyn Ah Puck - DBU
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Keith Milstead - SMU
Kierson Titus (He/Him) - UARK
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Kimberly Truong - LEE
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Luke Chaney - MSU
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Mack Miles (They/Them) - LSUS
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Madison Biggerstaff - MSU
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Maggie Cook-Allen - SMU
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Mallory Taylor (She/Her) - LSUS
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Margeret Belford - UTD
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Matheo Vergara - ACU
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Matthew Gedeon (He/Him) - LSUS
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Maurica Simpson (she/her) - ACU
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Meeyah Davis - ACU
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Mia Robertson - MSU
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Nathan Mustapha - LEE
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Nathan Marshall - ACU
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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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Quinn Bethea - MSU
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Riyanna Kennedy - LEE
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Ronnie Warren - Independent
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Ross Sloan - SMU
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Rufina Gonzalez - LEE
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Sahori Hernandez-Quinones (she/her) - ACU
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Sarah Mende - SMU
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Shanisha Ford (She/Her) - LSUS
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Shelby Kutev - LEE
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Stephanie Newberry - ACU
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Tamil Kayode-Adele - ACU
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Tanner Marlow - MSU
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Taylor Enslin - SMU
Thaddeus Stringer - ACU
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Thatcher Dunlap - SMU
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Todd Roskop - DBU
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Tommy James (He/Him) - LSUS
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Tory McCoy - LSUS
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Valerie Colbert - DBU
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Vanessa Jones - LEE
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Vitor Da Silva - MSU
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Will Vogelsang - ACU
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