AhernJames

**Current Policy Debate Judging Experience:**

Volunteer Judge at **National Urban Debate League Championships in April 2013** at Georgetown U. Contact Luke Hill NUDL (transportation infrastructure topic).

Judged at **University of Vermont World Debate Institute Summer Policy Debate Tournaments in 2004, and 2005.** Contact Prof. Albert Snider.

Attended **University of Vermont World Debate Institute Policy Debate Coach's/Teachers/Trainers Workshop 2004 (**UN PKO Topic) and Debate Across the Curriculum in 2005 (Probable Cause Topic).

Volunteer Policy Debate Judge at **Yale U. High School Invitational in 2000, 2004, 2009, 2012.** Contact Yale Debate Association. Ballots from 2012 on Yale results tab.

Volunteer **Dartmouth College** Policy Debate High School Invitational Summer Tournament (homeless topic) 1991

Hired at **Northern Virginia NFL Districts,** Lake Braddock High School, Robinson High School, Washington-Lee High School NFL tournaments 1988.

Hired at **Edison High School of Science and Technolog**y in or around 1992 (agriculture topic).

Judged at **Wake Forest Early Bird High School Policy Debate Invitational** on behalf of Wilton High School, Wilton, CT.   As a high school policy debater attended:

Debating as Notre Dame High School, West Haven, CT. **First Place Team Lexington High School Policy Debate Winter Invitational** of 1982, **Octafinalist at Harvard U.** dropping to St. Marks running TM on Education Topic, which you may have judged in 1982. **Octafinalist at UPenn** Liberty Bell Classic 1982, **Quarterfinalist at Bates College** Brooks Quimby Debate 1982. **Semi-finalis**t at Connecticut Debate Associate **States Finals**, Received and attended with **at large bid to TOC at University of Kentucky (1982),** attended **Bicentennial Debate Tournament at College of William and Mary 1982,** and NFL New England Districts Qualifiers. Attended Policy Debate tournaments at UMass, and Columbia University as a sophomore. Also debating at Bronx Science 1981 and all Connecticut Debate Tournaments in 1982. (Greenwich, Ridgefield, Wilton).
 * National High School Institute of Speech at Northwestern U. in Summer of 1981.**