Hey all! This week we added our final L2 class to the Competitive REL track. This completed the Comp REL badge and was our last class left before launching the L2 Exams. This means that all L2 courses now have a 1-day cooldown, each badge final exam has a 2-week cooldown, and the L2 Exams […]
Author Archives: Nicolette Apraez
Tuesday Update – Nov 17th
Hey all! I wanted to get this out before it got too late on our end. Today I finished up another L2 Module, Working with Other Judges, in the L2 Event Management track. I’ve passed that off and expect it to go up on the site later tonight, so be sure to check back tomorrow! […]
Tuesday Update – Interim CoC
I’ve added the text from our Interim Code of Conduct below. Our goal was to create something similar to an Educational/University Honor Code. This is intended to be concise, to the point, and something short enough that we can set a clear expectation that all judges need to have read and understood it. The conduct […]
Tuesday Update 11/3
First off, thank you to everyone who participated in the Angela Chandler Memorial Tournament this past weekend. We had 217 players from all over the world participate, and between entry fees and stream donations, we raised over $4000 for Angie’s Living Trust, to help support her two young children through this difficult time. If you […]
Tuesday Update – Oct 27th (Angie Chandler Tournament this weekend!)
Hey all! As a reminder, the Angela Chandler Memorial Tournament is taking place on Sunday at 9am PT Angela Chandler was a phenomenal friend and organizer for the Magic Judge community. She was a great example of what the Magic Judge community strives to be, and everyone who interacted with her walked away better for […]
Response to Inappropriate Actions and Behaviors
A post was made last night in the Judge Academy Discord server sharing a racist alteration of a Magic Card. Regrettably, a number of people engaged with this content positively before its problematic nature was pointed out. We were made aware of the issue early this afternoon, at which point the original post had already […]
Tuesday Update Oct 6th
Hey all! This week, we have started implementing a new skill tree, titled MTG Digital Events. There are two new modules up in this including the videos, texts, and associated quizzes: Digital Magic Tournament Rules Digital Infraction Procedure Guide We have implemented the finishing touches on the Advanced CR track for Level 2. This involves […]
Judge Academy Response to COVID-19
Judging in 2020 has had some unique challenges and the team at Judge Academy has been working on a plan to address them. We’ve decided on a series of steps that we believe will help judges be prepared for the future of Magic events, continue to build the Judge community, and make it easier to […]
Tuesday Update Sept 22nd
First off, thanks for your patience last week. Fires aren’t out, but it has since rained and air quality is much better overall! Over the next week, we are going to be trying out a few new features based on feedback and comments from our members. This week we’ll be starting to put out the […]
Tuesday Update 9-15 (Slow response times)
Hey all. I wanted to give you a heads up, we’re having a rough time here in Oregon, as I’m sure many of you who are feeling the effects of nearby wildfires are as well. The air quality here has been fluctuating on the AQI between “Very Unhealthy” and “Hazardous”. None of us are currently […]