Sign up to judge. Support your competitor.
Every competitor provides a judge for at least three days of judging across the season. No experience is needed — any adult who is a high-school graduate can judge, whether that's a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, neighbor, or family friend.
Please submit your preferences by Saturday, September 12, 2026.
What a judge needs
- A high-school graduate (any adult)
- No prior experience required
- A smartphone or internet-connected device
- A free account at tabroom.com
- Availability for at least 3 days of judging
Tell us your preferences
Complete the season survey and rank the tournaments that work best for your family.
Get matched to tournaments
Administrators use your preferences to line up judges for each tournament weekend.
Show up and judge
Bring your device, sign in on Tabroom, and you're all set — training is provided.
Simple tools to help you judge the round
Once you're signed up, the portal gives you easy in-round tools to take notes and reach a decision — then you enter the official result in Tabroom. No experience needed, and nothing to install.
Flow any round
Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Parliamentary flows with a clear column for every speech, so you can follow the debate as it happens.
Never lose your notes
Everything saves as you type and keeps working even if the tournament wifi drops — your flow is always there when you come back.
Reach your decision
Mark the winner and jot your reasons in one place — a clean reference to copy into Tabroom when you submit the official ballot.
Private to you
Your ballots are yours alone — review, edit, or delete them anytime. They're just to help you; nothing is submitted here.