Ducote helped officiate the 1935 Rose Bowl as the field judge. He served as a field judge and wore uniform number 118. He wore uniform number 89 and 4 as a field judge. John Esterline of Purdue was the field judge. "Note&colon;" Back Judge and Field Judge swapped titles prior to the 1998 season. With the field judge, he rules whether field goal attempts are successful. He was a field judge and wore uniform number 23. However, Terry Porter, a field judge had thrown a late flag in the endzone. On March 27, 1995, Leavy was hired by the league as a field judge. The NFL added the Field Judge as the fourth game official. The field judge was able to supply Carey with a penny. In a three-man crew, a Referee, Umpire, and Field Judge are utilized. The field judge was added in 1929 and the back judge in 1947. He was the field judge on Mike Carey's officiating crew for the 2013 NFL season.