Some might be surprised to learn just how many judges get used at times. Unless it's an obvious decision like handler A vs a no-show or something to that extent, there's ALWAYS more than one judge. Most often times more than two. Picking a winner is a great responsibility that has always been taken very seriously. You might be surprised at how differently multiple judges look at things, yet come to the same conclusions.

It's good to look at things differently, because maybe judge A didn't notice something that judge B did notice. And there's always a discussion. I promise you, unless it's an obvious outcome, it's never just a one person decision.

Judges are or have been writers too. We know the time and energy spent on your work. But you have to respect the fact that there's a lot of time and energy poured into judging you, too. Some get upset at outcomes and I think we all can understand that because its difficult to remain objective towards your own work that you put so much into. We all have our moments. I doubt anyone is innocent.

There's a way to go about inquiring about judgments and a way not to. Going to a judge respectfully will get better results than just coming to one and shooting off claims that have no base in reality.

Certainly some of us, myself included, could do a better job at being respectful to one another when concerns are expressed.