Happy September everyone! The revamped conference sponsorship application and information page are now live. We appreciate everyone’s questions and feedback regarding the new conference processes, and we will keep making improvements as we go. While we’re on the topic of conferences, the 2022 End of Year Celebration conference sponsorship application is now up on the […]
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August 2022 Judge Academy News and Updates
Hey, all! August News and Updates are below! July sure flew by! The Judge Academy team has been working hard on updating out-of-date educational content as well as reorganizing the conference application system for faster turnaround time on approvals and sponsorship package mailing. More on that in a bit! Samma will be traveling this week, […]
July 2022 Judge Academy News and Updates
Hey, all! July News and Updates are below! Nicolette has begun her fabulous new job at Wizards of the Coast (Read more about that here!), so Samma, our Communications Champion, is stepping in for a bit as the Interim Magic Judge Program Manager. Samma will be around for Office Hours tomorrow in the JA Discord […]
Judge Academy Judge Program Manager Nicolette Apraez is Joining Wizards of the Coast
Judge Program Manager Nicolette Apraez has accepted an offer from Wizards of the Coast to join their team as a Game Producer for Studio X, focusing on their Universes Beyond sub-brand. For those unfamiliar with Universes Beyond, think Magic meets Warhammer! Magic meets The Lord of the Rings! The game system we all know and […]
Accomplishments | Q1 2022
January Modules MTG: How to Run a PrereleaseMTG: Teaching Tournament Best Practices Articles Let’s Talk Logistics First Impressions 2021 in the Rules-View Mirror Let’s Talk About Endorsements First Week Presentations JA Community: Prereleases and Judge Gathering JA Policy Modules and Exams: Changes and Goals JA Logistics: Experience vs. Online Learning JA Rules Modules and Exams: […]
Judge Promo Delay Announcement – Q1 2022
As many of you may know, our Judge Academy promos rotate each year. The 2022 Judge Academy promos were slated to begin distribution at conferences starting last month, in January 2022. It was our (and Wizards) goal to have them in the hands of our regional distributors prior to the start of Q1 so they […]
Let’s Talk About: Endorsements
Let’s Talk About Endorsements by Samantha Harr Why Are You Bringing This Up? I have noticed a lot of confusion and questions surrounding endorsements lately, so I thought I might help by providing my own thoughts and experiences on the matter. Not everyone approaches the mentorship aspect of judging in the same way, and most […]
Meet the Champions
In Judge Academy’s recent December update, the new Champions were revealed! Thank you so much to all who applied, and a big congratulations to those who were selected. The competition was certainly fierce. After a marathon of really great interviews, a few judges stood out as being particularly equipped to face the challenges of these […]
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