How WSCA Judges and Judge Forms Work

WSCA handles judging through two public entry points on wsca.org: a WSCA Judge List and a set of Judge Forms. The Judge List is where you look up who is approved to judge, and the Judge Forms section is where the paperwork for judge-related matters lives. If you have a question about whether a specific judge qualifies for your show, or about which form applies to your situation, the site routes that question to the Qualifications Coordinator, Natali Steffensen ([email protected], 651-319-7813).

What the WSCA Judge List gives you

The Judge List is a directory page under the Judges section of the site. Based on how the site is organized, it functions as the reference list of judges associated with WSCA — the place to check before hiring or confirming a judge for a WSCA-affiliated event.

What the page evidence confirms:

• The Judge List exists as a named page under Judges.
• It sits alongside Judge Forms in the same section, which tells you the two are meant to be used together: look up the judge, then handle the corresponding form.

What it does not confirm: the list's exact columns, whether it is filtered by state or discipline, how often it is updated, or whether every listed judge is currently active. Treat the list as a starting point and confirm current status with the Qualifications Coordinator before relying on it for a show.

What Judge Forms are for

Judge Forms are the administrative side of judging — the documents a judge, a show committee, or a club submits in connection with judging assignments or qualifications. The site groups them directly under the Judges heading, so the intended audience is people inside the judging process rather than general spectators.

Practical uses you would expect from this section, given the site structure:

• Forms a judge submits to be listed or to maintain standing.
• Forms a club or show committee submits when arranging judging.
• Forms tied to qualifications review.

The page evidence does not enumerate the individual forms, so the reliable move is to open the Judge Forms page directly and read the current list rather than assume a specific form exists. Form requirements can change between seasons, and the site is the authoritative version.

Who to contact, and about what

The site names one person for judge qualification matters:

Use this contact for questions about judge qualifications specifically — whether a judge meets requirements, what a form needs, or how the qualification process works. For general association business, the site lists a separate secretary:

Champ Show judging questions have their own committee contact: James Duenow, Champ Show Committee, 507-380-7857, 40303 200th Street, Arlington, MN 55307.

A workable sequence

1. Open the Judge List under Judges to see who is listed.
2. Open Judge Forms to find the document that matches your role — judge, club, or show committee.
3. If the form or the judge's status is unclear, contact the Qualifications Coordinator before submitting anything or finalizing a judging arrangement.
4. For Champ Show-specific judging, go to the Champ Show Committee contact instead.

Common snags

• Assuming the list is current. The site does not state an update frequency, so verify status rather than trusting the listing alone.
• Sending qualification questions to the wrong contact. The secretary handles general association matters; qualifications go to the Qualifications Coordinator.
• Filling out a form without checking the current version. Since the site does not describe the forms in the excerpt, read the Judge Forms page itself each time rather than working from a saved copy.

For anything beyond what the Judge List and Judge Forms pages state, the Qualifications Coordinator is the intended path — the site provides that contact precisely because the published pages do not cover every case.