No person shall judge an event without a license as a judge or referee issued pursuant to this chapter.
Except as provided in § 2016.4, in order to be licensed as a judge, an applicant shall pass a written examination administered by the Commission which tests the applicant's knowledge of the rules governing contests of the type for which the applicant is qualified to act as a judge.
To be eligible to sit for the examination required by § 2016.2, an applicant shall:
An applicant who is licensed and in good standing as a judge in a jurisdiction of the United States, or licensed by an appropriate licensing authority of a foreign jurisdiction, may be permitted to obtain a license in the District of Columbia without examination if the applicant proves, to the satisfaction of the Commission, that he or she has completed experience and examination requirements for licensure in the other jurisdiction that were substantially equivalent to the requirements of this section.
An applicant for a license as a judge shall prove to the satisfaction of the Commission that he or she:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 19, r. 19-2016