| Position | Year Certified as Judge | Affiliated Club | Other koi related Activities | Accomplishments |
![]() Head Judge Charles Phelps Louisville, KY |
1997 | Greater Louisville Koi & Goldfish Society 15 years, also member of Mid-Atlantic Koi Club, Midwest Koi & Pond Society, and Northern Midwest ZNA | Have written articles for Club Newsletter and AKCA, have done talks at Koi Shows and Seminars. Taught classes on Building Koi Ponds and Koi Keeping at local High School, attended All-Japan Koi Show in 1996 | Voted Koi Person of the Year in 1992, have won several Grand Champion Awards and other Major Awards across the country, have Judged in about 20 Shows in the US and abroad since being Certified |
![]() Asst. Judge Tom Ayers Tucson, AZ |
2007 | Southern Arizona Koi Association (1989 - present), Tucson Koi Society, Valley of the Sun Koi Club, and Southwest Koi & Pond Association, Orange County ZNA, Northwerst Koi & Goldfish Club (ZNA NW Chapter | Helped several clubs around the county with their show benching fish, photos, fish handling, and all around gopher And spoke on different topics as requested. Cocahirperson of the AKCA Seminar 2007 in Tempe, Arizona. | Southern Arizona Koi Association (SAKA) - Koi Person of the Year, Grand Champion, Reserve Champion, Mature Champion, Young Champion, Baby Champion and AKCA Club Koi of the Year. Tucson Koi Society (TKS) - Koi Person of the Year Twice & 5 AKCA Koi of the Year nominations. Valley of the Sun Koi Club (VSKC) Mature Champion, Young Champion,Baby Champion. Dallas Koi Kichi Show - Baby Grand Champion, best in size 5 Southwest Koi & Pond Society - Honorary Life Membership |
| Candidate Judge Henry Culpepper Orlando, FL |
Orlando Koi Club since 1999, ZNA Southern Koi Association (Co-Founder) since 2003 | Written articles for club newsletter, given many Koi health related, water quality, filtration, show preparation and Koi related trip presentations. Appeared in several local TV shows and newspaper articles discussing the hobby. Certified AKCA Koi Health Advisor. Helped many club members with Koi health issues, pond filtration upgrades and new pond design. | 4 Grand Champions, 3 Grand Champion B, 2 Reserve Champions, Mature Champion, Young Champion and numerous Best in Size and Best in Variety. Koi Person of the Year for Orlando Koi Club and ZNA Southern Koi Association.. 4 Koi of the Year nominations. | |
| Head Judge Robert Johnson |
Moto Kara koikai | |||
| Asst. Judge Alan Stein CA |
SoCal ZNA | |||
| Candidate Judge Dick Thomas |
North Midwest ZNA |
Last Updated: 13 May 2008