Do you want
to judge?

We need judges for our online scrimmages on Thursdays afternoons and Fridays evenings,
plus weekend in-person tournaments.

Judging Online

$50 per Thursday $75 per Friday
3:30 - 5:30pm 6:15 - 9:00pm

From October until December we’re doing an adversarial style of debate similar to PF and LD.
Thu, Oct 16 Fri, Oct 17
Thu, Oct 23 Fri, Oct 24
Thu, Nov 6 Fri, Nov 7
Thu, Nov 13 Fri, Nov 14
Thu, Nov 20 Fri, Nov 21
Thu, Dec 4

Starting in December, we’re transitioning to Student Congress.

Thu, Dec 11 Fri, Dec 12
Thu, Dec 18 Fri, Dec 19
Thu, Jan 8 Fri, Jan 9
Thu, Jan 15 Fri, Jan 16
Thu, Jan 22 Fri, Jan 23
Thu, Jan 29 Fri, Jan 30
Thu, Feb 5 Fri, Feb 6
Thu, Feb 12 Fri, Feb 13
Thu, Feb 26 Fri, Feb 27
Thu, Mar 5 Fri, Mar 6
Thu, Mar 12 Fri, Mar 13
Thu, Mar 19 Fri, Mar 20

No need to make all or even most of the dates. Once you get accepted we’ll go over the schedule together and you can pick the dates that work for you. If you can only log on at 3:35 or have to leave by 5:20, know that there’s some flexibility on both ends because those blocks include time for setup and ballot-writing. Please note any time constraints on your application.

Judging in Person

There will also be several in-person tournaments throughout the school year, mostly on Saturdays in NYC from about 8:30am to 6:00pm.
The exact payment depends on the school but is usually around $125…if you’re interested we’ll keep you updated about those opportunities too.

Sat, Jan 17 Regis / Loyola Upper East Side, Manhattan

Sat, Jan 17 Mary Louis Jamaica Estates, Queens

Sat, Jan 31 (Site TBD) Manhattan

Sat, Jan 31 St. Francis Prep Fresh Meadows, Queens

Sat, Feb 7 Berkeley-Carroll Park Slope, Brooklyn

Sat, Feb 7 Bronx Science Fordham, Bronx

Sat, Feb 21 (Site TBD) NYC Nationals Qualifier

Sat, Mar 7 MELS Forest Hills, Queens Nationals Qualifier

Sat, Mar 7 Stuyvesant Tribeca, Manhattan State Championship

Sat, Mar 14 (Site TBD) Brooklyn or Queens

Sat, Apr 18-19 Bronx Science Fordham, Bronx State Championship

How do I apply?

Use this ballot to judge this 21-minute mini-round of Congress on this piece of AI legislation.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Please keep your ballot as realistic as possible and don’t abuse the pause button. We encourage you to take a minute between speakers so you can jot down specifics (e.g. “analysis needed context when talking about premium increases”) that you might not remember at the end of the round. Please give yourself about 10 minutes post-round to finish your feedback and submit.


This doesn’t need to be the longest or best ballot ever written, but we need to see that you can track the arguments well and use them to inform a meaningful, well-articulated reason for your decision. We also need to see clear, positive and negative, transferrable feedback on students’ performances.

If you’re willing to volunteer in lieu of payment, please indicate that on your ballot.
Sorry to international applicants, but we can only pay US citizens who are residing in the United States.