Levels Clarifications and Updates: Philosophy – 2023
Okay – so this post is a lot longer than the one that simply covers the changes, which you can find here. The goal of this post is to walk through why we’re making the refinements and updates that we are. If you’re looking for the overview of levels as they will exist in 2023 […]
Level Clarifications and Updates: Overview – 2023
Hey folks, as you may have discerned from the title, we’re working on clarifying and updating the various judge levels and certifications. This post is just covering what the changes are, so you can quickly look and see what’s different. This is not a redefinition – the general scope of each level is remaining the […]
Membership Renewal Payments in Fall/Winter 2022
Hello judges! It’s getting close to membership renewal time for a lot of you. I thought it might be a good idea to provide some instructions and answer a few questions to help you all get your accounts sorted. How to Renew Your Membership On judgeacademy.com go to your profile. Click the Account Details tab. […]
Conference Sponsorship Updates for 2023
Hey y’all If we haven’t met, I’m Eric Dustin Brown, a level 3 judge from Seattle and Judge Academy’s Strategy Champion (Which is a really cool title Samma gave me because I like spreadsheets). Recently I have taken on the responsibility of approving sponsorship applications for judge conferences, which includes oversight of the kinds of […]
Magic 30 Wrap-Up: Looking Forward to 2023
Hello Magic judges! 2022 has been a year of so many changes and a whole lot of growth for the judge community. The Judge Academy team had a blast at Magic 30 in Las Vegas, and now that we’ve settled in after the event, we want to share some announcements about program changes for 2023. […]
The Following Contest…
You know they say all opening announcements are created equal, but if you have been to a large number of events you can see that statement is not true. Ok fine, they don’t actually say that and if you’re a fan of professional wrestling you are certainly already wondering what this is all going to […]
Lets Talk 2023 Conferences!
I spent the weekend enjoying the beginning of Autumn, so it seems strange to already be talking about the end of the year, but I’m happy to announce that applications for 2023 judge conferences are now open! (Click here to go to the sponsorship application form.) As we get ready for 2023, we at Judge […]
October 2022 Judge Academy News and Updates
It’s October, friends! Spooky season is upon us! If you have a Magic-themed Halloween costume planned, please send us pictures. (Field Creeper by artist Anthony Palumbo is Samma’s favorite spooky Magic art!) EoY Conference Sponsorship Thank you all for the influx of wonderful sponsorship applications for 2022 End of Year Celebration conferences! Acceptances have just […]
Samantha Harr Promoted to Magic Judge Program Manager
Judge Academy is excited to announce that Samantha Harr has been promoted into the role of Magic Judge Program Manager. Samantha, called Samma by her friends, started as our Communications Champion, and has played a critical part in Judge Academy outreach initiatives, content direction, and business planning. Her agility in collecting and implementing user feedback […]
Academy Blog: Serra Paragon
Serra Paragon{2}{W}{W} Creature – Angel 3/4 Flying Once during each of your turns, you may play a land from your graveyard or cast a permanent spell with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard. If you do, it gains “When this permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it and you […]