diff --git a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
index 46fccc126e7..8eac6b2ee53 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/guardrails/guardrail_hooks/llm_as_a_judge/__init__.py
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ class _LoggedCallParams(BaseModel):
     metadata: Mapping[str, object] | None = None
 
 
-def _is_judge_call(data: Mapping[str, object]) -> bool:
+def _is_logged_judge_call(data: Mapping[str, object], event_type: GuardrailEventHooks) -> bool:
+    """logging_only is the only event whose ``data`` is the SDK's model_call_details rather than the client body."""
+    if event_type is not GuardrailEventHooks.logging_only:
+        return False
     try:
         params: Final = _LoggedCallParams.model_validate(data.get("litellm_params") or {})
     except ValidationError:
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ class LLMAsAJudgeGuardrail(CustomGuardrail):
         return [GuardrailEventHooks.pre_call, GuardrailEventHooks.during_call, GuardrailEventHooks.post_call]
 
     def should_run_guardrail(self, data: Mapping[str, object], event_type: GuardrailEventHooks) -> bool:
-        if _is_judge_call(data):
+        if _is_logged_judge_call(data, event_type):
             return False
         return super().should_run_guardrail(data, event_type)
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/utils.py b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
index 47c78bcc4c8..7a78e055092 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/utils.py
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ class ProxyLogging:
     async def _run_during_call_guardrail(
         self,
         callback: CustomGuardrail,
-        data: dict,
+        data: dict[str, object],  # mutable-ok: request payload dict, guardrail_to_apply is written in place
         user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth | None,
         user_api_key_auth_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth | dict[str, object] | None,
         call_type: CallTypesLiteral,
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/test_llm_as_a_judge.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/test_llm_as_a_judge.py
index 1646f730984..6e00958eba4 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/test_llm_as_a_judge.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/guardrails/test_llm_as_a_judge.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import pytest
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 
 import litellm
+from litellm.constants import INTERNAL_CALL_ORIGIN_METADATA_KEY
 from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_hooks.llm_as_a_judge import (
     LLMAsAJudgeGuardrail,
     _build_judge_prompt,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ from litellm.proxy.guardrails.guardrail_hooks.llm_as_a_judge import (
     initialize_guardrail,
 )
 from litellm.types.guardrails import GuardrailEventHooks, Mode
+from litellm.types.utils import LLM_AS_A_JUDGE_GUARDRAIL_CALL_ORIGIN
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helpers
@@ -420,6 +422,20 @@ async def test_logging_only_judge_does_not_judge_its_own_judge_call():
     assert guardrail.should_run_guardrail(client_call, GuardrailEventHooks.logging_only) is True
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "event_type", [GuardrailEventHooks.pre_call, GuardrailEventHooks.during_call, GuardrailEventHooks.post_call]
+)
+def test_client_supplied_judge_origin_does_not_bypass_enforcing_hooks(event_type: GuardrailEventHooks):
+    guardrail: Final = _make_guardrail(event_hook=event_type)
+    forged_request: Final[dict[str, object]] = {
+        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}],
+        "guardrails": [guardrail.guardrail_name],
+        "litellm_params": {"metadata": {INTERNAL_CALL_ORIGIN_METADATA_KEY: LLM_AS_A_JUDGE_GUARDRAIL_CALL_ORIGIN}},
+    }
+
+    assert guardrail.should_run_guardrail(forged_request, event_type) is True
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_apply_guardrail_response_prompt_unchanged():
     router: Final = _judge_router(90.0)