UIL Speech Judges
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Thomas Thompson
Current high school:
Hallsville
Currently coaching?: No
Conference:
Number of years coached:
Number of tournaments judged: 5
High school attended:
Hallsville High School
Graduated high school: 2022
Participated in high school: Yes
Participated in college: No
Judging qualifications:
I’m a complete tab judge. I purely look at who argued best in any given round based on responses to opponents, and carrying the material of their case throughout a round.
Judging Philosophy
CX
Judging approach: Tabula Rasa
Policy priority: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Evidence philosophy: Quantity of evidence and quality of evidence are of equal importance
Paradigm: I vote for the best team in terms of offense and defense. i look at the round purely from what i am told by a team. any outside knowledge other than basic information is only applied when evidence is provided by a given team.
LD
Approach: Communication skills and resolution of substantive issues are of equal importance
Philosophy:
Same as CX. I judge purely on the content of the round provided to me by both teams. However one exception is that I believe a framework or value-criterion is necessary being LD. However this can be articulated and debated in any manner in accordance to the rules of LD.
Contact Information
email: thomasstrong2004@gmail.com
cell: 903 2612804
office: 903 2612804
Availability Information
Meet types:
Invitational
District
Regional
CX State
State Meet
Congress Region
Congress State
Qualified for:
CX
LD
Extemp
Congress
Travel
Region of residence:
2
I will travel to: 2 6
