Judge Information

For the sake of transparency, we are explaining our formula for determining how many entries equals a required judge and our fees for missing judges for each event.

For IE/Congress/BQ:

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ: We are combining IE, Congress, and Big Questions into a single combined judging pool. This means if you have an entry in any of these events and enter a judge in this judging pool, that judge may be assigned and is expected to judgeANY of these events.

We will be requiring teams to enter a judge for every 8 teams they enter or portion thereof. The fee for a missing judge in this pool will be $100.

For CX:

We will requiring teams to enter a judge for every 2 teams they enter or portion thereof. The fee for a missing judge for CX debate will be $150.

For PF:

We will be requiring teams to enter a judge for every 4 teams they enter or portion thereof. The fee for a missing judge for PF debate will be $100.

For LD:

We will be requiring teams to enter a judge for every 4 teams they enter or portion thereof. The fee for a missing judge for LD debate will be $100.

For Worlds:

We will be requiring teams to enter a judge for every 4 teams they enter or portion thereof. The fee for a missing judge for WSD debate will be $100.