We hope everyone had Happy Holidays and wish an excellent ending to the year. 2026 is looking to be a year of change, and the contributions of Judges will help ensure opportunities to excel. Look on JudgeApps here to read about all the incredible achievements and contributions your peers have made at home, at events, online, […]
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Judge Foundry Exemplar Wave 2 – Update
Howdy all, In this update for the Exemplar program, we want to highlight three things: a reminder, a change, and an example. The first is a reminder that the deadline for Exemplar Recognitions is Monday December 8th. As long as the recognitions are written by Midnight PST on December 8th, you are fine. You can submit […]
Judge Foundry Wave 1 Recognitions Published
Hello all, our first Judge Foundry Exemplar Wave is published and available for your reading pleasure. Look on JudgeApps here to read about all the incredible achievements and contributions your peers have made at home, at events, online, or in their community. While there, you can also read use the search tool to see all the awesome things […]
The Legacy and Revival of the Exemplar Program: A Judge’s Journey
Prior to 2020, the Exemplar Program served as a platform for publicly recognizing the outstanding contributions of Judges within the community. Participants could visit JudgeApps to compose brief commendations detailing the exceptional work of their peers. Once the nomination period—referred to as Waves—concluded, the recipients were notified and celebrated for their achievements. It was one […]
Judge Foundry’s First Exemplar Wave is Open
Exemplars first wave under Judge Foundry is open and accepting recognitions. This wave will close on August 18th. All certified Judge Foundry members can both make and receive recognitions. If you are already familiar with the Exemplar recognition process, you can jump directly to https://apps.magicjudges.org/recognitions/ and start telling folks how they made a difference to […]
Announcing Judge Foundry’s Exemplar
Hello all, One of Judge Foundry’s core tenets is “Give judges a sense of pride, ownership and community that inspires them to invest in their peers and in their work”, to support that ideal we are happy to announce a new iteration of the Exemplar Program. For many of you, this may be the first […]
Exemplar Wave 18 and Beyond
Written by Bryan Prillaman Level 3, Orlando FL, USA Hi Everybody! If you haven’t already read the announcements from Wizards of the Coast, Judge Academy, or the PCs, go ahead and do that now. You are going to need that context for this blog post to make sense. The announcement of the new Judge Academy […]
Wave 17 is live and Vanguard Preview
Written by Bryan Prillaman Level 3, Orlando FL, USA Hello all, The Spring 2019 Exemplar Wave (Wave #17) is published and available for your perusal. The Wave 17 review is complete and the nominations are posted on Judgeapps! You can see nominations you gave and received here or use the search tool to see all […]
Wave 15 Exemplar Vanguard Token Creation Video
Three weeks ago, we announced that Alistair Crook would be the Vanguard for Wave 15. For this wave, Alistair selected a Goblin as his creature of choice. The token art was created by Ken Meyer Jr. Ken has drawn several Magic Cards including the OG Kird Ape. For this waves tokens we have an unexpected treat. Ken […]
Exemplar Community Survey #1
Written by Daniel Solé Garcia/Bryan Prillaman Hello everybody! Wave 15 closing on Tuesday. (Originally Monday, but there were some inconsistent announcements, so we moved it in line with the latest published date.) In the Exemplar Program, we are constantly looking for new ways to engage the Judge Program. Sometimes its articles on one of the […]