Chief Judge Bio
Tom Slaughter is currently Chief Judge in the Florida Federation of Colorguards Circuit and President of the Florida Federation of Judges Association (FFJA).  The FFJA has a membership of over 80 winter guard and winter percussion judges based throughout the eastern United States.  The association provides judges to winter guard circuits throughout the southeast and works to support the pageantry activity through various educational and adjudication symposiums.  Mr. Slaughter is also now an active judge for Winter Guard International and has been a nationally recognized visual adjudicator since 1994.  He has also presented seminars and clinics as part of the FMBC Summer Education clinics multiple times. 
 
Prior to judging, Mr. Slaughter was a visual designer and instructor for numerous marching band and winter guard programs in West Central Florida.  Currently he is a Technology Teacher at Wilson Middle School in Tampa, Florida.  He resides in New Port Richey, Florida and has been married to his wife Rene' for 13 years.  They have two children.