USA Judges Program

The individuals listed below may officiate at USA sanctioned trials and may award internationally recognized Schutzhund titles, FH, IPO, B, and WH titles and may officiate at AD tests. Clubs wishing to schedule any of these individuals to judge may contact them directly for availability only. USA Judges must be secured by contacting your Regional Director, who in turn will contact the Director of Judges, Mark Przybylski. This may be accomplished initially by phone, but finalization of all assignments must be in writing (Club to Regional Director to Director of Judges).

Performance Judges

  • Mark Przybylski, USA Judge
    Director of Judges
    6021 Gordon St.
    St. Joseph, MO 64504
    816-238-0508
  • Nikki Banfield USA Judge
    58 Skidmore Street
    Plains, PA 18705
    570-328-0591
  • Michael Caputo Ph.D., USA Judge
    18320 Cherrywood Drive
    Catlettsburg, KY 41129
    606-739-9905
  • Ann Marie Chaffin, USA Judge
    34187 Cimarron Trail
    Elizabeth CO 80107
    303-646-4646
  • Dieter Dust, USA Judge
    18700 Rio Vista Drive
    Jupiter, FL 33469
    561-746-8619
  • Jim Elder, USA Judge
    (On Leave of Absence)
    17925 Old Hwy 99 SW
    Tenino, WA 98589
    360-273-7725
  • Al Govednik, USA Judge
    4282 Illinois Hwy 17
    Alpha, IL 61413
    309-334-3403
  • Johannes Grewe, USA Judge
    PO Box 117
    Keene, CA 93531
    661-822-7887
  • Carla Griffith, USA Judge
    10244 CR 448
    Princeton, TX 75407
    972-734-2082
  • Craig Groh, USA Judge
    7435 Balcom Canyon Road
    Somis, CA 93066
    805-529-1005
  • Mike Hamilton, USA Judge
    1130 Shelton Rd.
    Martinsville, IN 46151
    765-349-9482
  • Ernest Hintz, USA Judge
    P.O. Box 5405
    San Mateo, CA 94402
    650-349-5405
  • Warren Jones, USA Probationary Judge
    721 W. Cameron Bridge Rd
    Bozeman, MT 59718-8844
    406-581-7331
  • Randall Hoadley, USA Probationary Judge
    222 Cedar Street
    Duncanville, TX 75137
    214-440-7447
  • Karen MacIntyre, USA Judge
    12 Depot Road
    Hancock, NH 03449
    (802) 985-9017
  • Frank Phillips
    (Probationary Judge)
    91 Hardy Road
    Bedford, NH 03110
    603-471-0439
  • Willie J. Pope, Jr., USA Judge
    2604 East 8th Ave.
    Spokane, WA 99202
    509-533-9737
  • Nathaniel Roque, USA Judge
    32808 Crown Valley Road
    Acton, CA 93510
    661-269-2539
  • Glenn Stephenson, USA Judge
    102 Country Place
    Longview, WA 98632
    360-423-2859
  • Bill Szentmiklosi, USA/DPO Judge
    16829 North Beaver Valley Court
    Sun City, AZ 85351
    623-748-3849

USA Conformation Judges

USA Breed Survey Judges

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

Please notify the GSSCC Head Judge Raino Flügge for all event authorizations for GSSCC Judges.


  • Raino Flügge, GSSCC/SV Judge - Head Judge
    #91 Route 121, Bloomfield
    King's County, NB E5N 7T9
    Canada
    506-832-2867
  • Lance Collins, GSSCC
    14155 57 Ave
    Surrey, B.C. VX3 2W6
    Canada
    (604) 596-6707
    (604) 308-3187
  • Doug Deacon, CDN/SV Judge
    #174 – 3160 Townline Road
    Abbotsford, BC V2P 5P4 Canada
    604 864-6845, 604 833-9150 (Cell)
  • Dave Grant, GSSCC
    #19 RR #5
    Saskatoon, SK S7K 3J8
    Canada
    (306) 373-6668
  • Jan Hrouda, GSSCC
    155 Deer PArk Place S.E.
    Calgary, AB  T2J 5L5
    Canada
    403-271-0277
  • Frank Mensing CDN/SV Judge
    22080 88th ave RR #6
    Langley, BC V3A 4PG
    Canada
    (604) 888-2926
  • Rudolf Mietzner, CDN Judge
    7212-92a Ave.
    Edmonton, Alberta, T6B OV3
    Canada 
    (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.

Stephanie Dunion
4 Pickwick Lane
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(610) 353-3943 (evenings only)
k9-kuriers@attglobal.net

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, Mark Przybylski. 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, Mark Przybylski.

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)

USA Judges-Retired

  • 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 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.