Hey my name's Sophie and I used to debate LD for The Meadows School and now I do IEs. 

I judge according to how well you speak and how clearly you present your arguments. Clearly indicate when you are switching points, otherwise you will be marked down.

I judge based on quality of arguments, not quantity. Make sure to thorougly explain each of your arguments rather than briefly mentioning things without a warrant.

Make sure to annunciate and speak at a reasonable pace. 

I also prefer NO THEORY. I favor stock cases but you can run other cases as long as you make everything clear. 

Good Luck!

Hey debaters!

I'm Braxton! I go to The Meadows and I used to do LD but now do IE events. 

I judge based off of the quality of your arguments. If you make good arguments against your opponent then you're good. If you make good arguments against ALL of your opponents points, then you're great! Clearly indicate when you are changing your contentions/points or you'll get lower speaks.

0/10 would recommend running theory with me as your judge, as I have very strong negative feelings towards it. So NO THEORY.

Also, no spreading. Speaking faster than normal is of course acceptable, but if you get to the point where either I or your opponent can't easily understand you, speaker points are down.

Sassiness is appreciated but don't take it too far as to be condescending or rude. Respect your opponent! If your sass makes me laugh, bonus speaking points!

And don't forget, have fun!!

:)

Green Valley High School- Nevada

            2 Years Lincoln Douglas

            2 Years Public Forum

Lincoln Douglas

I did LD for two years of my high school career.

Speed: I do not mind speed but please be clear, If I cannot understand you; I will not flow you.

Framework: Highly important, state points clearly.

Cross-X: I do not flow cross-x, but I do pay attention to what happens. That is time for you to figure out and exploit weaknesses in your opponent’s case. If something important pops up during that time, tell me during your speeches.

Other things: One thing that I judge the most off of is the warrants offered during the round. Give me concrete and clear reasons why you either won an argument or the round (if you feel the need to say it).

I do allow flex prep, but do not abuse it.

Do not attack your opponent as a person, that’s just being a jerk. Clash with your opponent should be clear, civil, and well warranted.

Actually follow/adjust to a paradigm. That's why they are there.

Any other questions, feel free to ask me.

Have fun!

I'm Judy and I participated in 4 years of LD debate for The Meadows School. I recently graduated from Wellesley College.

Short Version:

"If you have no h8rs, you are doing something wrong." Tim Alderete

K's and Policy style arguments in general are Kool

I have a higher threshold for bad theory "This probably means you think I’m 'Interventionist.'"

However I do not mind theory debates as long as they are good theory debates (i.e. pls don't run date theory in front of me)

"I can handle the speed" but with online tournaments please keep spreading to a minimum.

Long version:

I like K's but if you don't understand it don't run it. If you can't explain it then there's no way your opponent or I will understand, thus I'm more likely to drop you. As my coach Tim Alderete said, "Good K debates are some of the best debates I've ever judged. Bad K debates are some of the worst debates I've judged."

I won't extend arguments for you. When you extend your arguments you must explain the warrant or else I won't give you credence.

Competition Experience:

Competed in Public Forum for 4 years and Lincoln Douglas in college for 1 year.

Flay Judge

Public Forum

I have not done any prep on the Sept/Oct topic so anything that you read will be new to me.

I am strongly against bringing spreading into the realm of public forum. I am fine with moderate speed. I will misflow tag-lines and citations if they are rushed, and I prefer a more understandable debate. If you want my ballot, you will be better served talking clearly; too much speed will hurt your speaker points.

I do not flow crossfire. Any concessions made during cross need to be brought up in the next speech.

First summary needs to extend defense. Please be sure to extend whatever voters here if you plan on extending them in final focus. Any unextended voters in summery are not guaranteed to be evaluated in final focus. Also, I am not going to do work for you. Please make sure that if you are dropping any arguments or making extensions that you tell here where and when its going to happen.

I usually won't keep track of your speech and prep time. It is your job to keep your opponents accountable.

Truth > Tech. I want quantifiable, weighable, terminal impacts. Please make my life easier and don't read cards without warrants and don't ready hypothetical impact scenarios with no concrete warranting behind the impacts.

My name is Trimaan Malik. I debated LD, PF, and Congress in high school. I was a policy debater for one semester for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

I am a pretty straightforward and easygoing judge. I care more about what you are saying than how well you speak. I look for a clear and concise road-map so everyone in the debate understands the arguments.

Please make sure you flow in policy. It is not a good sign when you respond to an argument that was not said in the round, but you saw it on the speech doc.

In PF debaters should have evidence to back up their claims. Even if they make amazing arguments their speeches hold no merit without evidence. They have to remain topical. PF is not the place to provide an "alternative". Just focus on the topic and you will be fine!

For LD I look for the value/value criterion and framework to see if it really applies to your arguments. I am not too strict about evidence in LD, but I am more of a traditional judge and I like to have analysis in the round. It is good to hear a piece of evidence, but I want to know how it applies to your arguments. Although I prefer classic LD debate, as a judge it is my responsibility to treat every round fairly regardless of my preferences but I prefer no spreading during the debates. I can still understand spreading, thanks to my debate class at UNLV (thanks Dr. Thompson!), but I would like to preserve some element of classic LD for progressive cases.

Most importantly, show respect to your opponent(s). I want to make sure the environment is comfortable for everyone so nobody feels like they were screwed over.

Parent of a Harvard-Westlake Debater. Judge frequently, mostly novice rounds. Comfortable with jargon and a brisk pace, but should not spread. Advise big picture debate, good weighing, clarity, and polite debate. Best of luck!

AFA NIET All American 2008.

8 years coaching I.E. and Congress at the high school level.

Competed 4 years collegiate forensics for Northern Illinois University in the events: DI, DUO, PROSE, POETRY, IMPROMPTU, ADS, INFORMATIVE AND POI.

1 year High School Forensics in HI and RADIO speaking for Prospect High School at Sectionals level.

3 year AFA National qualifier(12 qualifications over 3 years in DI, Prose, Poetry, Duo, Info, POI, Impromptu.)

2 year NFA qualifier.

Graduate Second City comedy school. Groundlings Advanced Program.

Professional Actress/Voice Artist/Stand Up Comic.

Debate: 3+ years experience judging POFO, LD, and PARLI. Values: organization, unique arguments, intelligence(specificity), balance.

*Fine with spread in LD/Pofo. Not comfortable judging policy, so not good with spread in policy.

Lay Judge.

Please speak slowly and make your arguments clear. I have judged at a few tournaments and do not enjoy debaters who speak fast and use a lot of evidence to respond to their opponents. It makes the experience not as enjoyable.

Please make sure to repeat the things that you think are most important so that I am sure to get it in my notes. I am more of a listener and tend to use my facial expressions and other gestures to signal to the debates that I am following along and understand their arguments.

Be professional and polite. I usually give pretty high speaker points to all debaters especially if both teams are friendly and well prepared for the debate.

Lastly, you don't have to shake my hand after the round. I only disclose my decision to the debaters when the tournament requires that the judge does so.

I'll vote primarily off the flow. Please do impact analysis and weighing; I don't like to be interventionist, so just do all the work for me. No spreading. Otherwise, do what you usually do.

If you're actually reading this--let me know you've read this!

My name is Rummel but I go by Mel. I am a former varsity LD debater for the Meadows School.

Speed is not an issue but slow down for tag lines and author names, please. Quality overquantity, if you are unclear, I won't tell you, I'll just dock speaker points. 

I hate theory. If your opponent is being abusive, call them out on it as a coherent argument, you do not need to write an entire offcase about it. 

I love Kritiks! As long as you know what you're talking about!  

Be assertive and have confidence. Your arguments should be convincing but don't be rude, I do not tolerate it. Be kind to your opponent and be kind to me.
 
I live for bad puns and corny jokes. Try me, maybe you'll get higher speaks. Or make an Alderete joke and you'll probably get higher speaks, too.
 

Can't wait to judge you!