I am a fairly traditional judge with three years of experience (mainly LD, but also Congress and some PF). I do not like overly aggressive spreading. I can handle any debate jargon you throw at me, but I don't appreciate it when people speak lightning fast to try and jam up their opponents.

I am a historian by training, so I expect the contentions to be based in some degree of reality. I can accept that open borders will cause a nation's sovereignty to erode somewhat, for example, but I cannot accept that open borders will lead to a nuclear conflict between two countries. Make sure your contentions are plausible.

I’m currently a freshman at Duquesne University majoring in political science. I also coach at Central Catholic, where I did PF for 3 years.
For LD: I’ve judged LD novices before and have done some LD debate. If you guys want to spread I can follow it but I recommend you send a speech doc or whatever cards you’re reading so that I can make sure I accurately follow. Remember impact calc too. If you run anything out of the ordinary just be able to explain it. If you run a critique actually explain it don’t just say ‘Cap K’ then move on.
Finally, be respectful guys. Especially in cross, I pay attention to cross but I don’t like to be involved in it.

I am a traditional judge. Speak loudly, clearly, and please do not spread unless you are experienced enough that you can do it successfully.

My preferences are pretty simple so I'll keep this fairly short.

The biggest thing for me will always be civility and respect. Always, always keep it civil, in crossfire, in POIs, in questioning, in whatever it is, there is no need for hostility or rude behavior. When that happens, you're not having fun and I'm not having fun. So just be kind and be respectful towards each other.

Aside from that, I always appreciate clarity. Use road maps and signposting and anything else to make things clear and make my flow easier. Give me voting issues, I love those. Tell me why you won.

I will also always be in favor of strong argumentation and impact weighing. Give me impacts and tell me why yours matter more than your opponent's. Evidence alone is not enough to win you rounds, surround it with solid argumentation and tell me why it matters.

I can keep up with pretty speedy speech but I never feel like there is a need for excessive speed or spreading. I can't flow what I can't hear so just keep that in mind. Do feel free to go faster than a normal conversation though, I get it. You know what's excessive speed-wise.

Overall, I want you to enjoy the round and I want to enjoy it too, so just keep things civil, make my job easier, and have fun!