public boolean hasPreviouslyJudged(Judge j, Pair pairToCheck,
			List<Round> rounds) {
		for (Round r : rounds) {
			for (Pair currPair : r.getPairs()) {
				if (currPair.getAffTeam() == pairToCheck.getAffTeam()
						|| currPair.getAffTeam() == pairToCheck.getNegTeam()
						|| currPair.getNegTeam() == pairToCheck.getAffTeam()
						|| currPair.getNegTeam() == pairToCheck.getNegTeam()) {
					if (currPair.getJudges().contains(j)) {
						// the candidate judge has previously judged some team
						// in the pair
						return true;
					}
				}
			}
		}
		return false;
	}