Adding a lead judge

The lead judge role allows selected users to monitor judging without accessing platform settings. 

Lead judges can view the total combined score from all judges in the Judge workspace

• In the judging list view
• Within individual entries

The lead judge role is included by default in new Award Force accounts. This guide explains how to add it to legacy accounts.

Create the lead judge role

To create the role:

1. In the Manage workspace, go to Settings > Users > Roles
2. Select New role
3. Enter a role name such as lead judge or head judge
4. Select Advanced
5. Set Scores (own) Create, View, Update, and Delete permissions to Allow
6. Set Scores (others) Create, View, Update, and Delete permissions to Allow
7. Click Save

Allow lead judges to see combined scores

Lead judges can only see combined scores if score sharing is enabled. To enable score sharing:

1. In the Manage workspace, go to Judging > Settings > Score sets
2. Select the relevant score set
3. Open the 'Display' tab
4. In 'Share scores', select the score set or sets to share
5. Click Save

Good to know

• New Award Force accounts include the lead judge role by default.
• This role is useful for oversight without full manager access.
• Lead judges do not need access to Settings in the Manage workspace.
• Score sharing must be enabled for combined scores to appear.
• Lead judges must be assigned to panels to see entries.
• You can name the role to suit your program terminology.