USCA Judges Program

The individuals listed below may officiate at USCA 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. USCA Judges must be secured by contacting your Regional Director, who in turn will contact the Director of Judges, Nathaniel Roque. This may be accomplished initially by phone, but finalization of all assignments must be in writing (Club to Regional Director to Director of Judges).

Director of Judges
Nathaniel Roque

661-803-0728

Judge Qualifications

These USCA judges may award the following titles …

SchH IPO FH1 FH2 TR OB WH AWD STP RH1 WPO DPO Conf Show Breed Survey
Nathaniel Roque X X X X X X X X X X
Nikki Banfield X X X X X X X X X
Michael Caputo, PhD X X X X X X X X X X
Ricardo Carbajal X
Ann Marie Chaffin X X X X X X X X X X
Dieter Dust X X X X X X X X X
Al Govedenik X X X X X X X X X X
Johannes Grewe X X X X X X X X X X X X
Carla Griffith X X X X X X X X X X
Craig Groh X X X X X X X X X X
Mike Hamilton X X X X X X X X X X
Ernest Hintz X X X X X X X X X
Karen MacIntyre X X X X X X X X X X X X
Willie Pope X X X X X X X X X
Glenn Stephenson X X X X X X X X X
Bill Szentmiklosi X X X X X X X X X X X X
Randall Hoadley X X X X X X X X X
Warren Jones (Probationary Judge) X X X X X X X X X
Frank Phillips X X X X X X X X X
Andrea Duggan (Probationary Judge) X X X X X X X X X

Performance Judges

USCA Conformation Judges

USCA Breed Survey Judges

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.


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

USCA Apprentice Judge Program

USCA 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 USCA Judge applicants will appear in two issues of Schutzhund USCA 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 USCA Apprentice Judge Program can be obtained by contacting the USCA Director of Judges, Nathaiel Roque.

USCA Apprentice Judges

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

USCA Apprentice Judge Applicants

  • Jeff Lawless

USCA 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 USCA with suspension of their yearly dues and also receive free admission into any USCA 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. (USCA Judges Program)

USCA Judges-Retired

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

SV Judges

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