{"id":772,"date":"2018-11-06T19:08:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T19:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/coordinators\/?p=772"},"modified":"2018-11-06T19:08:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T19:08:10","slug":"status-of-the-program-november-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/coordinators\/2018\/11\/06\/status-of-the-program-november-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Status of the Program: November 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello once again! Summer is gone and we\u2019re approaching the end of the year, as usual we bring you some news, some updates from the Spheres and we\u2019re recognizing some of the many people working in projects and making the judge program possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

PTQ changes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently Wizards of the Coast announced major changes in the Pro Tour Qualifying system. These changes will affect the judge program as well. Read our thoughts on the changes here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

JCC suspensions and advanced roles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some recent Judge Conduct Committee Cases revealed that we needed to clarify some policies regarding judge suspensions. <\/span><\/p>\n

As a rule, judge suspensions are not published. The reason for this is that we want the judge to be able to come back to the judge community without a stain on their reputation. Suspended judges cannot act as a judge in tournaments, and we expect them to put their other judge program activities on hold during the suspension. <\/span><\/p>\n

Advanced Roles are special positions in the program that are held to a higher standard. A judge who has been recently suspended cannot apply for Advanced Roles. A judge in an Advanced Role who gets suspended will lose the Advanced Role and can\u2019t reapply for a period of 2 years. <\/span><\/p>\n

For the purposes of this policy, the Advanced Roles include Program Coordinators, Regional Coordinators, Grand Prix Head Judges, the RC lead, the GPHJ Lead, the JCC Lead and the members of the JCC. <\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019d also like to mention that one of the Program Coordinators (currently Johanna Virtanen) is on the JCC mailing list as an observer, but does not participating in discussion or voting. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Summary of Advanced roles rotations<\/strong><\/p>\n