2026 Catsachusetts Judges

As a TICA chartered club, Catsachusetts invites TICA licensed judges from all over the world to our show. There are several levels of judges, ranging from Trainee to Approved Allbreed.

There are two regular judging formats in TICA. An Allbreed Ring will have cats from both Longhair and Shorthair breeds competing against each other for Top 10 in each class. A Specialty Ring will have Longhair Breeds competing against each other, and Shorthair breed separately competing against each other.

There are 5 classes in TICA: Kittens (pedigreed cats between 4 and 8 months of age), Championship Cats (unspayed/unneutered pedigreed cats over 8 months of age), Alters (spayed/neutered pedigreed cats), Household Pet Kittens (non-pedigreed/rescue cats between 4 and 8 months of age) and Household Pet Adults (non-pedigreed/rescue cats over 8 months of age).

A TICA judge does not know the cats name, the owner, the breeder or the title of the cats being judged. They will know the entry numbers, breeds, categories, divisions, colors/patterns, age of the cat on the day of the show, classification (kitten, adult, alter, etc.) and the sex of each cat to be judged. Every breed of cat which is recognized by TICA has a written breed standard describing the characteristics which would make for the “perfect” version of that breed. The judges are not, technically, judging the cats against each other, but against that “ideal cat” described by the standard.

In the finals of an Allbreed ring, the judge will select the top cats (longhairs/shorthairs) based on the number of cats competing in the ring (ex. top 10 for 25 cats, top 9 for 24 cats, etc.) In the finals of a specialty ring, the judge awards the longhair breeds and the shorthair breeds separately.

FRIDAY

Vickie Shields - Allbreed - New Mexico

Fate Mays - Allbreed - Texas

Harley DeVilbiss - Allbreed - Texas

Tatyana Kalani - Allbreed - Massachusetts

Christina Baumer - Allbreed - Pennsylvania

Amanda Jimmink - Specialty - Ontario, Canada

SATURDAY

Aline Noel Garel - Allbreed - Quebec, Canada

Fate Mays - Allbreed - Texas

Adriana Kajon - Allbreed - New Mexico

Francine Hicks - Allbreed - Maine

Sharon Kalani - Allbreed - California

Susanna Shon - Allbreed - Nevada

Jorge Garnica - Specialty - Mexico

SUNDAY

Aline Noel Garel - Allbreed - Quebec, Canada

Adriana Kajon - Allbreed - New Mexico

Harley DeVilbiss - Specialty - Texas

Kimberly Chenault - Allbreed - Ohio

Laurie Patton - Allbreed - South Carolina

Jamie Christian - Allbreed - Ohio

Jorge Garnica - Allbreed - Mexico

*The Club reserves the right to substitute judges if necessary.