diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 399f93ba..a0d1c5b9 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ input_df
         → evaluate-repair loop (up to max_repair_iterations):
               EvaluateWorkflow                → leakage_mass, utility_score, _needs_repair
               RepairWorkflow                  → _rewritten_text (failing rows only)
-        → FinalJudgeWorkflow (non-critical)   → _judge_evaluation, needs_human_review
   → output: {text_col}_rewritten, utility_score, leakage_mass, needs_human_review, …
+
+Later, `RewriteWorkflow.evaluate()` can run the non-critical judge steps:
+  → DetectionJudgeWorkflow                  → detection_valid, detection_invalid_entities
+  → FinalJudgeWorkflow                      → judge_evaluation
 ```
 
 Records with no detected entities skip all LLM sub-workflows and pass through with default metrics (utility=1.0, leakage=0.0).
diff --git a/src/anonymizer/engine/rewrite/rewrite_workflow.py b/src/anonymizer/engine/rewrite/rewrite_workflow.py
index a948fd9e..2a118445 100644
--- a/src/anonymizer/engine/rewrite/rewrite_workflow.py
+++ b/src/anonymizer/engine/rewrite/rewrite_workflow.py
@@ -321,17 +321,6 @@ def run(
             )
             all_failed.extend(eval_repair_failed)
 
-            # --- Step 6: final judge (non-critical) ---
-            entity_rows, judge_failed = self._run_final_judge(
-                entity_rows,
-                model_configs=model_configs,
-                selected_models=selected_models,
-                privacy_goal=privacy_goal,
-                evaluation=evaluation,
-                preview_num_records=preview_num_records,
-            )
-            all_failed.extend(judge_failed)
-
             # --- Merge and return ---
             _apply_passthrough_defaults(passthrough_rows)
             combined = merge_and_reorder(entity_rows, passthrough_rows)
@@ -452,31 +441,29 @@ def _run_final_judge(
         df: pd.DataFrame,
         *,
         model_configs: list[ModelConfig],
-        selected_models: RewriteModelSelection,
+        selected_models: EvaluateModelSelection,
         privacy_goal: PrivacyGoal,
-        evaluation: EvaluationCriteria,
         preview_num_records: int | None,
     ) -> tuple[pd.DataFrame, list[FailedRecord]]:
         try:
             judge_columns = self._judge_wf.columns(
                 selected_models=selected_models,
                 privacy_goal=privacy_goal,
-                evaluation=evaluation,
             )
+            effective_preview = min(preview_num_records, len(df)) if preview_num_records is not None else None
             judge_seed = select_seed_cols(df, derive_seed_columns(judge_columns, df))
             judge_result = self._adapter.run_workflow(
                 judge_seed,
                 model_configs=model_configs,
                 columns=judge_columns,
                 workflow_name="rewrite-final-judge",
-                preview_num_records=preview_num_records,
+                preview_num_records=effective_preview,
             )
             df = _join_judge_columns(df, judge_result.dataframe)
             return df, judge_result.failed_records
         except Exception:
-            logger.warning("Final judge step failed; populating defaults", exc_info=True)
+            logger.warning("Final judge step failed; defaulting to judge_evaluation=None", exc_info=True)
             df[COL_JUDGE_EVALUATION] = None
-            df[COL_NEEDS_HUMAN_REVIEW] = True
             return df, []
 
     # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -540,25 +527,14 @@ def evaluate(
             entity_rows[COL_DETECTION_INVALID_ENTITIES] = None
 
         # --- Holistic judge (privacy / quality / style) ---
-        try:
-            judge_columns = self._judge_wf.columns(
-                selected_models=selected_models,
-                privacy_goal=privacy_goal,
-            )
-            effective_preview = min(preview_num_records, len(entity_rows)) if preview_num_records is not None else None
-            judge_seed = select_seed_cols(entity_rows, derive_seed_columns(judge_columns, entity_rows))
-            judge_result = self._adapter.run_workflow(
-                judge_seed,
-                model_configs=model_configs,
-                columns=judge_columns,
-                workflow_name="rewrite-final-judge",
-                preview_num_records=effective_preview,
-            )
-            entity_rows = _join_judge_columns(entity_rows, judge_result.dataframe)
-            all_failed.extend(judge_result.failed_records)
-        except Exception:
-            logger.warning("Final judge step failed; defaulting to judge_evaluation=None", exc_info=True)
-            entity_rows[COL_JUDGE_EVALUATION] = None
+        entity_rows, judge_failed = self._run_final_judge(
+            entity_rows,
+            model_configs=model_configs,
+            selected_models=selected_models,
+            privacy_goal=privacy_goal,
+            preview_num_records=preview_num_records,
+        )
+        all_failed.extend(judge_failed)
 
         combined = merge_and_reorder(entity_rows, passthrough_rows)
         return RewriteResult(dataframe=combined, failed_records=all_failed)
diff --git a/src/anonymizer/measurement/metrics/llm_calls.py b/src/anonymizer/measurement/metrics/llm_calls.py
index 545c61cf..74489d18 100644
--- a/src/anonymizer/measurement/metrics/llm_calls.py
+++ b/src/anonymizer/measurement/metrics/llm_calls.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def estimate_llm_calls_by_stage(
         "rewrite_pipeline": 5 if rewrite_body_calls else 0,
         "rewrite_evaluate": 3 * (1 + repair_iterations) if rewrite_body_calls else 0,
         "rewrite_repair": repair_iterations if rewrite_body_calls else 0,
-        "rewrite_final_judge": 1 if rewrite_body_calls else 0,
+        "rewrite_final_judge": 0,
     }
 
 
diff --git a/tests/engine/test_rewrite_workflow.py b/tests/engine/test_rewrite_workflow.py
index e84ec96d..9d85f676 100644
--- a/tests/engine/test_rewrite_workflow.py
+++ b/tests/engine/test_rewrite_workflow.py
@@ -508,10 +508,6 @@ def test_repair_loop_runs_up_to_max_iterations(
     repaired_df = eval_needs_repair.copy()
     repaired_df[COL_REWRITTEN_TEXT_NEXT] = "Repaired text"
 
-    judge_df = repaired_df.copy()
-    judge_df[COL_JUDGE_EVALUATION] = None
-    judge_df[COL_NEEDS_HUMAN_REVIEW] = True
-
     replace_df = stub_df_with_entities.copy()
     replace_df["_replacement_map"] = [{"replacements": []}]
 
@@ -528,8 +524,6 @@ def test_repair_loop_runs_up_to_max_iterations(
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=repaired_df, failed_records=[]),
         # evaluate-final (after loop exhaustion)
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=eval_needs_repair, failed_records=[]),
-        # judge
-        WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=judge_df, failed_records=[]),
     ]
 
     with patch(_REPLACE_PATCH) as mock_replace_cls:
@@ -583,14 +577,6 @@ def test_only_failing_rows_sent_to_repair(
     eval_after_repair[COL_LEAKAGE_MASS] = 0.1
     eval_after_repair[COL_ANY_HIGH_LEAKED] = False
 
-    judge_df = rewrite_gen_df.copy()
-    judge_df[COL_NEEDS_REPAIR] = False
-    judge_df[COL_UTILITY_SCORE] = 0.9
-    judge_df[COL_LEAKAGE_MASS] = 0.1
-    judge_df[COL_ANY_HIGH_LEAKED] = False
-    judge_df[COL_JUDGE_EVALUATION] = None
-    judge_df[COL_NEEDS_HUMAN_REVIEW] = False
-
     replace_df = df.copy()
     replace_df["_replacement_map"] = [{"replacements": []}, {"replacements": []}]
 
@@ -599,7 +585,6 @@ def test_only_failing_rows_sent_to_repair(
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=eval_df, failed_records=[]),
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=repaired_row, failed_records=[]),
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=eval_after_repair, failed_records=[]),
-        WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=judge_df, failed_records=[]),
     ]
 
     with patch(_REPLACE_PATCH) as mock_replace_cls:
@@ -654,10 +639,6 @@ def test_repair_iterations_tracked_per_row(
     eval_pass[COL_ANY_HIGH_LEAKED] = False
     eval_pass[COL_REPAIR_ITERATIONS] = 1
 
-    judge_df = eval_pass.copy()
-    judge_df[COL_JUDGE_EVALUATION] = None
-    judge_df[COL_NEEDS_HUMAN_REVIEW] = False
-
     replace_df = stub_df_with_entities.copy()
     replace_df["_replacement_map"] = [{"replacements": []}]
 
@@ -666,7 +647,6 @@ def test_repair_iterations_tracked_per_row(
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=eval_needs_repair, failed_records=[]),
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=repaired_df, failed_records=[]),
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=eval_pass, failed_records=[]),
-        WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=judge_df, failed_records=[]),
     ]
 
     with patch(_REPLACE_PATCH) as mock_replace_cls:
@@ -744,10 +724,6 @@ def test_evaluate_dropping_rows_degrades_gracefully(
     eval_df[COL_LEAKAGE_MASS] = 0.1
     eval_df[COL_ANY_HIGH_LEAKED] = False
 
-    judge_df = eval_df.copy()
-    judge_df[COL_JUDGE_EVALUATION] = None
-    judge_df[COL_NEEDS_HUMAN_REVIEW] = False
-
     replace_df = df.copy()
     replace_df["_replacement_map"] = [{"replacements": []}, {"replacements": []}]
 
@@ -756,7 +732,6 @@ def test_evaluate_dropping_rows_degrades_gracefully(
     adapter.run_workflow.side_effect = [
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=rewrite_gen_df, failed_records=[]),
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=eval_df, failed_records=[eval_failed]),
-        WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=judge_df, failed_records=[]),
     ]
 
     with patch(_REPLACE_PATCH) as mock_replace_cls:
@@ -816,10 +791,6 @@ def test_repair_dropping_rows_degrades_gracefully(
     eval_after[COL_LEAKAGE_MASS] = 0.1
     eval_after[COL_ANY_HIGH_LEAKED] = False
 
-    judge_df = eval_after.copy()
-    judge_df[COL_JUDGE_EVALUATION] = None
-    judge_df[COL_NEEDS_HUMAN_REVIEW] = False
-
     replace_df = df.copy()
     replace_df["_replacement_map"] = [{"replacements": []}, {"replacements": []}]
 
@@ -831,8 +802,6 @@ def test_repair_dropping_rows_degrades_gracefully(
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=repaired_df, failed_records=[repair_failed]),
         # re-evaluate
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=eval_after, failed_records=[]),
-        # judge
-        WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=judge_df, failed_records=[]),
     ]
 
     with patch(_REPLACE_PATCH) as mock_replace_cls:
@@ -884,17 +853,12 @@ def test_passthrough_rows_get_defaults(
     eval_df[COL_LEAKAGE_MASS] = 0.3
     eval_df[COL_ANY_HIGH_LEAKED] = False
 
-    judge_df = eval_df.copy()
-    judge_df[COL_JUDGE_EVALUATION] = None
-    judge_df[COL_NEEDS_HUMAN_REVIEW] = False
-
     replace_df = entity_df.copy()
     replace_df["_replacement_map"] = [{"replacements": []}]
 
     adapter.run_workflow.side_effect = [
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=rewrite_gen_df, failed_records=[]),
         WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=eval_df, failed_records=[]),
-        WorkflowRunResult(dataframe=judge_df, failed_records=[]),
     ]
 
     with patch(_REPLACE_PATCH) as mock_replace_cls:
diff --git a/tests/test_measurement.py b/tests/test_measurement.py
index a77b19f7..5c9403df 100644
--- a/tests/test_measurement.py
+++ b/tests/test_measurement.py
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ def test_rewrite_llm_call_estimate_splits_by_stage() -> None:
         "rewrite_pipeline": 5,
         "rewrite_evaluate": 9,
         "rewrite_repair": 2,
-        "rewrite_final_judge": 1,
+        "rewrite_final_judge": 0,
     }