Dear judges, Judge Academy’s official launch day is tomorrow and our terms as Program Coordinators will come to an end. We’d like to thank the community for the opportunity to serve you during these past months and years. It has been rewarding but also challenging, particularly during the past eight months. We’d also like to […]
Author: Johanna Virtanen
Historical levels
After October 1st, JudgeApps will show information about the “certifying body” that your judge level comes from. For judges in areas that not supported by Judge Academy, JudgeApps will show that their level is supported by the Legacy Judge Program. For judges in areas that are supported by Judge Academy, level information will be updated […]
Announcing the Legacy Program Coordinator: Adrian Estoup
Dear judges, The selection committee has chosen Adrian Estoup from Argentina as the Legacy Program Coordinator to take care of the regions that are not covered by Judge Academy, until they can join the organization. The committee was impressed by Adrian’s proactive and positive attitude to the challenges the Legacy regions are facing. He is […]
Future of the Judge Program
Dear judges, Today Wizards of the Coast announced a fundamental shift in its relationship to the Magic Judge Program. Going forward, what we currently know as the Magic Judge program will be managed by the independent organization Judge Academy, owned by Tim Shields, as of the start of October 2019. You can read their announcement here. […]
Judge income survey
Hello judges! The Program Coordinators have put together a survey about judge income and compensation. We’re interested in finding out how many judges are “full-time” judges and get most of their income from events or other judging-related activities. We’re also interested in how satisfied judges are with large event compensation in general. The survey […]
Status of the Program: April 2019
Hello judges! We have another article with news and updates from various parts of the program. This month’s theme is Spheres, with an introduction of our newest Sphere lead and updates from many others. Program Coordinator selection process In the last Status article, we announced that the Spring Program Coordinator selection process […]
The Future of Judge Shirts
An announcement about the future of Magic Judge shirts and the Judge Program uniform guidelines.
Status of the Program: January 2019
The January 2019 Judge Program Status update from the Program Coordinators.
Judging by Consent
A philosophical grounding for the judge program, written by David Lyford-Smith, Level 3, UK.
2019 Judge Conduct Committee Lead
Announcing: New Judge Conduct Committee Lead Eric Levine