Author Archives: Sean Catanese
2016 Term Starts!
Well, that was fast. The first term of the Judge Conduct Committee is now complete! We’ve got several pieces to touch on in this update, and it’s been delayed a bit (but not too long). We have updates to the …
Fall Update
Here we are again. Some of you are probably noticing this report isn’t exactly quarterly. In fact it’s only the second report like this we’ve prepared this year. That’s due in part to the moderately low degree of activity we’ve …
First Quarter Report
When we first announced the Judge Conduct Committee (JCC) and began our work, we committed to regular updates on our progress and activities. This is the first of those reports, which we expect to publish about once per quarter. Since …
Happy New Year, Let’s Begin!
With the new year, we have our official start to the work of the Judge Conduct Committee! Your Committee members, whose selection was just recently announced in JudgeApps, can be seen here. The Magic Judge Code has also been updated …
Announcing: The Magic Judge Code
We’re all different, but one of the many things we share is that we have the trust of the Magic: the Gathering player community – locally, nationally, and even internationally. For a long time, we’ve had an unspoken list of …
Announcing: The Judge Conduct Committee
The Judge Conduct Committee exists to decide when a judge’s conduct is a problem and how that misconduct should be resolved from the Judge Program’s perspective. It is comprised of Level 3 and higher judges, selected by the Level 4 …
Announcing: Magic Judge Feedback Form
[Editor’s note – This article has been updated to reflect changes in the Judge Program’s structure.] The Judge Program has reached a scale where we need some additional tools to support our values and promote great play experiences. Among those …