Extensions of time . Should time expire while a student is speaking, the presiding judge may allow the student to finish his or her thought. The judge may allow up to 45 seconds for the student to finish that thought. If time has expired and an attorney continues without permission from the court, the scoring judges may determine if they will deduct points. Gender of witnesses.
All witnesses are gender neutral.
Pronoun changes in witness statements indicating gender of the characters may be made Rule 10. The number of judges available for a round varies. Not all rounds will have three judges. In rounds judged by one individual, a single score will be tabulated. In rounds will two judges, both ballots will be averaged and the single average score tabulated.