2025 The Desert Gem
Set Apart (CA) · Jan 15-18, 2025
Community Judges
Thank you for your willingness to participate in The Desert Gem as a judge. We hope you are blessed and encouraged by your experience during the tournament. We appreciate your support! Please click the button below to sign up.
Qualifications:
The judge must be at least 18 years old and graduated high-school, and in good physical and mental health.
*THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW...*
*ORIENTATION:* After you arrive, there will be a training session to be held approximately 1 hour before your scheduled round. Please allow 30-45 minutes after the round to fill out your ballot and enjoy refreshments prepared especially for you. *Due to time constraints, it is not feasible to judge 2 rounds consecutively.* _However, judging every other round is easily done._
*PARKING:* Community judge parking will be designated with signs. As a community judge, you have preferential parking locations.
*JUDGE CHECK-IN:* Located at Ballot Push in the Judges' Lounge.
*TIME COMMITMENT:* Orientation, judging, and filling out the ballots will take you about 3 hours. To check the schedule click the Schedule tab to the left.
Again, thank you for your support and willingness to judge!
NOTE:
This tournament is not currently accepting community/alumni judge registration.Please contact the tournament director for more information.
Tournament Events
Speech A
- Dramatic Interpretation Qual
- Duo Interpretation Qual
- Original Oratory Qual
- Slam Poetry Qual
Speech B
- Apologetics Qual
- Expository Qual
- Humorous Interpretation Qual
- Persuasive Qual
Speech C
- Extemporaneous Qual
- Impromptu Qual
- Mars Hill Qual
- Open Interpretation Qual
LD/TP
- Lincoln Douglas Qual
- Team Policy Qual
Parli
- Parliamentary Debate Qual
Juniors
- Juniors Apologetics Juniors
- Juniors Impromptu Juniors
Judge
Tournament Timetable
- Community Judge registration will open at 12:00 am Sun 12/01/2024 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Open at 8:00 am Wed 12/04/2024 (Pacific)
- Tournament Status will update to Closed at 9:00 am Wed 01/08/2025 (Pacific)
- Community Judge registration will close at 12:00 pm Sun 01/19/2025 (Pacific)
What the statuses mean
- Setup
- The tournament is still being set up.
- Open
- Registration is open — families can register for the tournament.
- Drops Only
- No new entries are allowed, but families can drop existing ones.
- Closed
- Registration is closed — no adds or drops. Contact the tournament director with questions.
- Completed
- The tournament is finished.