{"id":394,"date":"2019-08-15T15:31:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T21:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2026-02-04T06:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:15:18","slug":"judges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/?page_id=394","title":{"rendered":"Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"394\" class=\"elementor elementor-394\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806f4ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"806f4ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5632bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5632bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Competition Judges<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fb24e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6fb24e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4fec4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f4fec4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-359310f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"359310f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Panel of World-Class Spirits Experts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc612e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbc612e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"550\">The Denver International Spirits Competition is conducted double-blind by a seasoned panel of beverage professionals. Our judging panel consists of sommeliers, retail buyers, journalists, mixologists, and beverage directors. All judges undergo a daily calibration class designed to maintain consistent evaluation and scoring of all spirits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f19f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1f19f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/thedatastill.com\/home\/landing\/7344\" id=\"btn_enter_competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enter Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ef20d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69ef20d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d0a14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39d0a14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7777-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7777-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7777-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7777-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7777-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7777-scaled.webp 1920w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7777-1600x1067.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707995c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"707995c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7598277 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7598277\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f439e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14f439e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7770-1024x708.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1034\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7770-1024x708.webp 1024w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7770-300x208.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7770-768x531.webp 768w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7770-1536x1063.webp 1536w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7770-scaled.webp 1920w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0J6A7770-1600x1107.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6dda6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c6dda6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3c9e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b3c9e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transparency<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b7844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55b7844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our competition rules strictly prohibit accepting judges who are affiliated in any way with companies that have entered products into our competition.<\/p>\n<p>Our competition is expanding rapidly and we are currently seeking to add seasoned judges to our panel. To apply for consideration, please email your credentials and bio to Christopher J. Davies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5171fccb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5171fccb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af55abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2af55abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet OurJudges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d9a14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46d9a14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Erik-Anderson.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2071\" alt=\"Erik Anderson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Erik-Anderson.jpg 907w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Erik-Anderson-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Erik-Anderson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Erik-Anderson-768x763.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a46430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"19a46430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Eric Anderson - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Food &amp; Beverage Purchasing Director, and Professional Spirits Judge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5732bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5732bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSnVzdGluLUdlb3JnZS0xLmpwZyIsInR5cGUiOiJpbWFnZSIsInRpdGxlIjoiSnVzdGluIEdlb3JnZSAoMSkifQ%3D%3D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24725d4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24725d4c\" 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https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Justin-George-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e0f105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"24e0f105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Justin George - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professional Judge USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b87f484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b87f484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvQWxleGFuZHJhLUFsbGllLUdlcHBlcnQtMS53ZWJwIiwidHlwZSI6ImltYWdlIiwidGl0bGUiOiJBbGV4YW5kcmEgKEFsbGllKSBHZXBwZXJ0ICgxKSJ9&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5b9397 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d5b9397\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44aa5f7d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44aa5f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexandra-Allie-Geppert.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2041\" alt=\"Alexandra (Allie) Geppert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexandra-Allie-Geppert.webp 900w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexandra-Allie-Geppert-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexandra-Allie-Geppert-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Alexandra-Allie-Geppert-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad6ecca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1ad6ecca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Haven-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John-Haven-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e466eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2e466eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">John Haven <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Judge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0e3a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a0e3a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b9d08d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23b9d08d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNFwvTWljaGFlbGEtSGlnaHRvd2VyLUp1ZGdlLUJpby5wbmciLCJ0eXBlIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJ0aXRsZSI6Ik1pY2hhZWxhIEhpZ2h0b3dlciBKdWRnZSBCaW8ifQ%3D%3D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b6d974 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60b6d974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce010dd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ce010dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michaela-Hightower.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2036\" alt=\"Michaela Hightower\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michaela-Hightower.webp 900w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michaela-Hightower-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michaela-Hightower-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Michaela-Hightower-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6cbb50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5b6cbb50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Michaela Hightower - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Judge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34abde6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34abde6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvRHVzdGluLUNvb3Blci0yLndlYnAiLCJ0eXBlIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IkR1c3RpbiBDb29wZXIgKDIpIn0%3D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d554f33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d554f33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7534820d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7534820d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dustin-Cooper.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2040\" alt=\"Dustin Cooper\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dustin-Cooper.webp 900w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dustin-Cooper-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dustin-Cooper-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Dustin-Cooper-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6411e5b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6411e5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dustin Cooper  - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Judge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ffd998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28ffd998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSmFzcGVyLUx5b25zLTEuanBnIiwidHlwZSI6ImltYWdlIiwidGl0bGUiOiJKYXNwZXIgTHlvbnMgKDEpIn0%3D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63108076 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63108076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-548f552c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"548f552c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jasper-Lyons.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2078\" alt=\"Jasper Lyons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jasper-Lyons.webp 888w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jasper-Lyons-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jasper-Lyons-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jasper-Lyons-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ced1321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3ced1321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jasper Lyons - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Judge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a19054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a19054\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvUm9uLU5hZGVsLTEuanBnIiwidHlwZSI6ImltYWdlIiwidGl0bGUiOiJSb24gTmFkZWwgKDEpIn0%3D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7939eb08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7939eb08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511ddc6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"511ddc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ron-Nadel.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2042\" alt=\"Ron Nadel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ron-Nadel.webp 900w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ron-Nadel-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ron-Nadel-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Ron-Nadel-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147c91c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"147c91c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ron Nadel - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professional Judge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d156328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d156328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e612d24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e612d24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSmFraW0tTm9za2UtMS5qcGciLCJ0eXBlIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJ0aXRsZSI6Ikpha2ltIE5vc2tlICgxKSJ9&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55624f95 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55624f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61f2b226 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61f2b226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jakim-Noske.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2038\" alt=\"Jakim Noske\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jakim-Noske.webp 900w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jakim-Noske-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jakim-Noske-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jakim-Noske-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ebacb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"14ebacb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jakim Noske - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professional Judge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa65668 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aa65668\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSm9zaC1Ib3dhcmQtMS53ZWJwIiwidHlwZSI6ImltYWdlIiwidGl0bGUiOiJKb3NoIEhvd2FyZCAoMSkifQ%3D%3D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6721468 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6721468\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca753e3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ca753e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Josh-Howard-1011x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2073\" alt=\"Josh Howard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Josh-Howard-1011x1024.jpg 1011w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Josh-Howard-296x300.webp 296w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Josh-Howard-768x778.jpg 768w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Josh-Howard.webp 1067w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f89ad5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1f89ad5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Josh Howard  - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professional Judge<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f63372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f63372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvSm9uYXRoYW4tT2RkZS0uanBnIiwidHlwZSI6ImltYWdlIiwidGl0bGUiOiJKb25hdGhhbiBPZGRlIn0%3D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea4b5a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ea4b5a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e4ed77 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e4ed77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jonathan-Odde.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2080\" alt=\"Jonathan Odde\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jonathan-Odde.webp 888w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jonathan-Odde-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jonathan-Odde-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jonathan-Odde-768x765.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b66e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"79b66e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Jonathan Odde - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Judge &amp; Table Captain<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6595418b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6595418b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View Bio<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-ha-element-link=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZGVudmVyc3Bpcml0c2NvbXAuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvQ2hhcmxlcy1UZWQtUGFsbWVyLS5qcGciLCJ0eXBlIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IkNoYXJsZXMgKFRlZCkgUGFsbWVyIn0%3D&quot;,&quot;is_external&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;nofollow&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230015c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"230015c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783dba04 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"783dba04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Charles-Ted-Palmer.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2075\" alt=\"Charles Palmer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Charles-Ted-Palmer.webp 888w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Charles-Ted-Palmer-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Charles-Ted-Palmer-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Charles-Ted-Palmer-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d4bf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e2d4bf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Charles (Ted) Palmer - USA<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Judge &amp; Table Captain<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56640743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56640743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>View 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elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"45b24344\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nicolas-Post.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2079\" alt=\"Nicolas Post\" srcset=\"https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nicolas-Post.webp 903w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nicolas-Post-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/denverspiritscomp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Nicolas-Post-768x754.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375a227b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"375a227b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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