USA Judges Program

Performance Judges

• Nikki Banfield USA Judge - 570-328-0591
• Michael Caputo Ph.D., USA, USA/SV Judge - 816-261-4081
• Ann Marie Chaffin, USA, FCI, USA/SV Judge - 303-646-4646
• Dieter Dust, USA, SV Judge - 561-746-8619
• Jim Elder, USA Judge
  (On Leave of Absence) - 360-273-7725
  
• Al Govednik, USA Judge - 309-334-3403
• Johannes Grewe, USA, USA/SV, FCI Judge - 661-822-7887
• Carla Griffith, USA, USA/SV Judge - 972-734-2082
  
• Craig Groh, USA, USA/SV Judge - 805-529-1005
• Mike Hamilton, USA, USA/SV Judge - 317-453-0086
• Ernest Hintz, USA, USA/SV Judge - 650-349-5405
• Warren Jones, USA Probationary Judge - 406-581-7331
• Randall Hoadley, USA Probationary Judge - 214-440-7447
• Karen MacIntyre USA - 603-525-9350
• Frank Phillips USA Probationary Judge - 603-471-0439
• Willie J. Pope, Jr., USA, USA/SV Judge - 509-533-9737
• Nathaniel Roque, USA, AWMA, USA/SV Judge - 661-803-0728
• Glenn Stephenson, USA, AWMA, FCI, USA/SV Judge - 360-957-5121
• Bill Szentmiklosi, USA, WPO, USA/SV Judge - 623-748-3849

USA Conformation Judges

• Ricardo Carbajal - 801-377-4412
• Johannes Grewe - 661-822-7887
• Karen MacIntyre - 603-525-9350

USA Breed Survey Judges

• Johannes Grewe - 661-822-7887
• Karen MacIntyre - 603-525-9350

German Shepherd Schutzhund Club of Canada Judges & Canadian SV Foreign Judges

Please notify the GSSCC Head Judge Doug Deacon for all event authorizations for GSSCC Judges.

• Doug Deacon, CDN/SV Judge
  Abbotsford, BC Canada
  604 864-6845, 604 833-9150 (Cell)
• Raino Flügge, GSSCC/SV Judge - 506-832-2867
• Lance Collins, GSSCC - (604) 596-6707
  (604) 308-3187
• Dave Grant, GSSCC
  (306) 373-6668
  
• Jan Hrouda, GSSCC - 403-271-0277
• Frank Mensing CDN/SV Judge - (604) 888-2926
• Rudolf Mietzner, CDN Judge - (780) 465-7034 PH/FAX
  

How to Schedule an SV Judge

All SV Judges must be scheduled through Stephanie Dunion. The SV Judge Request Form must be completed and returned to Stephanie Dunion. Clubs wishing to schedule an SV Judge should clear the dates with their Regional Director and contact Stephanie Dunion6 months prior to the event or your request will not be processed.

USA Apprentice Judge Program

USA members interested in becoming a Schutzhund Judge should request an information packet from the director of Judges. This packet details the procedure for acceptance into the program. After all facets of this original application are complete, the names of the new USA Judge applicants will appear in two issues of Schutzhund USA magazine. Anyone wishing to comment as to the character or qualifications of the new applicants may do so in writing to the Judges Committee Chairman, Nathaiel Roque. These written comments must be received no later than four weeks following the second publication of the new applicant's name.

The Apprentice Judges are those who have met all training requirements. Apprentice Judge Trainees are those who still have not met the training requirement of (1) titling one dog through a SchH3, (2) a second dog to a SchH1, as well as (3) obtaining an FH on a dog trained by the candidate. The Apprentice Judge Trainees have yet to fulfill all requirements of the program but are currently active in training a dog toward that goal. All of the requirements for the USA Apprentice Judge Program can be obtained by contacting the USA Director of Judges, Nathaiel Roque.

USA Apprentice Judges

• Alvin Clemmons (Medical leave)
• Bill Bimrose (Medical leave)
• Arthur Collins
• Andrea Jantzen
• Israel Cruz

USA Apprentice Judge Applicants

• Jeff Lawless

USA Apprentice Conformation Judge Applicant

• Carla Griffith

Emeritus

Judge Emeritus status is only conferred upon those judges with 15 years or more of active, continuous service. Judges receiving the "Judges Emeritus" title become a lifelong member of USA with suspension of their yearly dues and also receive free admission into any USA sponsored event as either spectator or competitor as gratitude for their years of service. This honor is only bestowed upon the judge that is no longer actively judging. (USA Judges Program)

• George Shumaker, Ph.D.
• Floyd Wilson
• Willi Ortner

USA Judges-Retired

• Mark Przybylski, USA Director of Judges (Deceased)
• Mike Bodnarik, USA Judge Retired
• William "Bill" Fields, USA Judge Retired (Deceased)
• Al Kerr, USA Judge Retired
• Willi Ortner, USA Judge Retired
• Tony Perrone, USA / SV Judge Retired (Deceased)
• Floyd Wilson, USA Judge Retired
• Raymond Wisner, USA Judge Retired
• John Mulligan, USA Judge Retired (Deceased)

SV Judges

Any USA Judge desiring to become an SV judge shall apply to USA through the USA Director of Judges. The individual's name shall be published in Schutzhund USA magazine to collect member input. Sixty days after the mailing of the magazine, the Judge's Committee will make a recommendation to USA's President. The President of USA will contact the SV with the recommendation.