Looking over lists of judges for orchid shows..there are names with asterisks beside them, which indicates probationary ?? Are these certified ? Or still considered students ?? TIA !

there is a prob. judge in my society and she said that she can judge under other certified judges. she just has to have the teacher look over her work i guess?

Probationary judges are convicted, waiting for sentencing :poke:

Probationary judges are convicted, waiting for sentencing :poke:
:clap: someones' on the ball this morning !

Think of it as a judge with training wheels.

I believe this is the last hoop in a long series one must jump through before becoming a fully accredited AOS judge.

The way I have always understood it, a probationary judge has completed all the training required by the AOS judging system, and has been voted worthy of the title by the powers in charge. Before becoming fully accredited, the probationary judge serves with fully accredited judges while being observed and evaluated to ensure the individual correctly uses the knowledge received during training, and demonstrates high ethics and professionalism in all activities representing the AOS. At some point the individual is then elevated to accredited judge.

A Probationary judge is an intermediate step between a student judge and an accredited judge. After a student judge has been in the system at least 3 years he(she) is eligible to be advance to probationary status. This advancement is based on observations made by accredited judges during various judgings and also training results. If the probationary judge fails to be advanced after 5 years, they are terminated. (This is unusual)
After another 3 years the probationary judge is eligible to become an accredited judge. The entire time from beginning as a student and becoming accredited actually ends up being 7 years because the results of the judging region have to be confirmed at the trustees meetings of the AOS.
Each judging team consists of a minimum of 3 judges, 1 of whom can be probationary. So, basically a 2-1 ratio between fully accredited judges and probationary judges. The probationary judges scores count fully towards the result from the team scoring.
A student's score does not count....