The Road to Level 3. Prerequisites Must be an Area Judge (L2) in good standing for at least 12...

The Road to Level 3

Prerequisites• Must be an Area Judge (L2) in good standing for at least 12 months• Must have scored at least 80% on a Level 3 Assessment Exam in the last 6 months• Must have acted as Head Judge or Team Lead for at least 5 Competitive/Professional REL

events, managing at least 2 other judges, including at least 2 such events in the last 12 months

• Must have acted as Head Judge for at least 20 other events, including at least 5 such events in the last 12 months

• Must have participated extensively in the pre-certification training and mentoring of at least 2 judges who certified for level 1 in the last 12 months

• Must demonstrate English competency sufficient to operate as a Team Lead at an international event and to participate on international mailing lists and projects

• Must demonstrate participation in the judge community on a regional or global level beyond just being on staff at events (examples include mailing lists, seminars, articles, projects, etc.)

• Must have written a general (i.e. non-event-specific) self-review in the last 12 months, covering ALL of the Qualities of Regional Judges listed above as Strengths or Areas for Improvement.

• Must have written at least 10 reviews in the last 12 months

Recommendations

You may not begin requesting recommendations until at least one year after your L2 certification date AND until your self-review is written and approved by the Verification Committee

Before requesting recommendations, you must send a copy of your self-review to both your Regional Coordinator and [email protected]. Once you receive notification that your self-review has been approved by the Verification Committee, you may ask for recommendations from any L3+ judge. Any request for a recommendation must include a copy of your self-review and must be cc-ed to your Regional Coordinator.

mailto:[email protected]

• Must have received written recommendations from at least two of the following categories:

• Your Regional Coordinator• An L3+ judge within your region• An L3+ judge outside of your region

• Must have received a written recommendation from an L4+ judge within the last 36 months indicating success in a Team Lead position at a Grand Prix where the recommending judge was the Head Judge

If you believe that you have met all of the Candidacy Prerequisites, send your application to both your RC and [email protected]

Your application must include:

• Review IDs for advancement reviews (even if you were not the certifying judge), self-review, recommendation reviews, and other relevant reviews

• Exam ID for your L3 assessment exam• Event dates for the Competitive/Professional REL events for which

you acted as Head Judge or Team Lead• Specific examples of your participation in the judge community

Your application will be reviewed by the Verification Committee.

mailto:[email protected]

Qualities of Regional Judges

• Rules and Policy Knowledge

Are the leading experts in the

rules of Magic and tournament

policies.


• Leadership, Presence and Charisma

Effective leadership in a broader context both

within and outside of tournaments


• Mentorship

Improve the judging communities in their local regions through active recruitment,

training, and mentoring of other judges


• Teamwork and Diplomacy

Understand that organized play requires teamwork with other

judges, players, stores, organizers and venues.

They can follow as well as lead


• Penalty and Policy Philosophy

Understand the underlying

philosophies that inform the MTR, the MIPG, the JAR and

other policies


• Communication Skills

Can communicate well enough in

English to be able to effectively lead a judge team at an

international event


• Attitude and Maturity

Maintain a positive attitude when interacting with other members of

the community and demonstrate a solid and

consistent work ethic


• Self-Evaluation

Self-reflective and capable of

assessing their own strengths and

weaknesses


• Assessment of Other Judges

Evaluate and formally review other judges on a regular basis


• Program Construction and Philosophy

Can describe the roles of Level 1, 2,

and 3 judges and the qualities that make

good judges at those levels


• Stress and Conflict Management

Can perform under pressure, maintaining

a calm and focused demeanor at all times


• Investigations

Identify instances where an

investigation for potential cheating,

fraud, etc. is appropriate

Pre-event Interview

Passing the Candidacy Prerequisites does not make you a Regional Judge. Instead, it gives you the opportunity to demonstrate your ability level in each of the Qualities of Regional Judges.

After you have met the Candidacy Prerequisites, you will be contacted via email by an L3+ judge who will serve as your initial evaluator. The evaluator’s goal is to begin documenting your strengths and weaknesses with respect to the Qualities of Regional Judges.

Written Test and Panel Interview

After your pre-event interview, you will be scheduled for a written test and a panel interview, most likely at a Grand Prix event.

The L3 written exam is a difficult 50-question multiple-choice exam covering Magic rules and tournament policy. The passing score is 80%.

An L3 panel interview is an intensive one- to two-hour discussion with, generally, one L4+ judge and one or more L3+ judges. In this interview, the panel will complete the investigation of the Qualities of Regional Judges listed above, covering areas that were not previously covered by your evaluator.

Written Test and Panel Interview

If your panel decides that you have a major deficiency in one or more of the Qualities of Regional Judges, or that you have minor deficiencies in three or more of the Qualities, you will remain L2. Otherwise, your panel will recommend promotion to L3.

If you are not promoted, then shortly after your interview, you will receive from your panel and your evaluator a list of Supplemental Activities.

Supplemental Activities

Supplemental Activities are the activities you will be expected to complete to continue on your path to L3.

• Seminars• Articles• Etc.

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