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Statement on Judge Manager Position

Hello Judges, As many of you saw, yesterday Wizards of the Coast (WotC) posted a job opening for a Magic Judge Program Manager: 🔗 https://jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-Manager%2C-Magic-Judge-Program-Wash/1309319400 The International Judge Program Leads would like to share our thoughts with you in this open letter: We see this as fantastic news.We have always believed that the Magic Judge […]

Introducing the Friends of the International Judge Program

During this year’s General Assembly, the community voiced their opinion that the IJP should accept non-certified individuals but not as full members with full majority. To comply with the IJP’s members’ interests, the Program Leads quickly started defining what would be the best approach to tackle this subject and implement this change in the International […]

2025 Rapid Certification System for former JA and Legacy Program judges

Hello, Judges! JudgeApps has recently removed the historical levels of the Legacy Judge Program and Judge Academy. However, at the International Judge Program (IJP), we believe that no judge should lose the certification that recognizes their skills, abilities, and experience—even if they chose not to join the IJP during the transition period (March–June 2024). To […]

Conclusion of the 2025 election period

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Hello judges! With voting on their secretary and the new Program Leads by the Regional Representative Council ending, we draw a close on the first election period of the IJP. Program Lead Results:  Two-year terms: One-year term: Substitue Program Lead two-year term: Additionally, the Regional Representatives have voted for their Secretary for this year: Next […]

5 Steps to Voting in the 2025 IJP Elections

The time has come to participate in IJP elections. Casting your vote is simple and important, and we want to make sure there are no doubts in the process. The voting period is from January 12 (starts during the General Assembly) until January 19, 2025 (23:59 anywhere in the world). Follow these steps to ensure […]

2024 End-of-Year Message from the Program Leads

As 2024 comes to a close, we want to reflect on this remarkable first year of the International Judge Program (IJP), express our gratitude, and share an important message with our community. This year marked the beginning of many important projects and the successful transition to the new five-level structure. None of this would have […]

🎉 Magic Online Judge Open (MOJO) – Holidays Edition 2024 🎉

Hello fellow judges! We’re thrilled to announce that, following last summer’s MOJO edition, the Magic Online Judge Open (MOJO) is back for the Holidays! This exciting event will take place at the end of this year, so make sure you don’t miss it. Event Details Magic Online Judge Open League   Dates: Friday, December 27, […]

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the IJP

Hi there folks. I’m here to announce the official DEI program for the International Judge Program (IJP). While this is something we’ve always been trying to promote, we’ll now have a formal structure in place to support and guide people, and to try and make the IJP a more actively welcoming environment. Introduction by Oli […]

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