What does it mean that a member can’t judge at any level of a contest in which he/she is still competing?
A member can’t judge a contest where the contest result could lead to the member competing against the contest’s winner. Example: John Smith won Area B’s Evaluation Contest. He has been asked to judge Area C’s Evaluation Contest. If he judged at the Area C’ Evaluation Contest, he would be ineligible to continue competing in the district’s Evaluation Contest. John Smith was disqualified from Area B’s Tall Tales Contest. Since he is no longer competing in the Tall Tales Contest, he could judge Area C’s Tall Tales Contest. Similarly, if John Smith had lost Area B’s Tall Tales Contest he could judge Area C’s Tall Tales Contest.
