Okay, that’s interesting. I guess I thought the Author’s Judgment was sort of what the Author believes is correct in the context of the story, not necessarily morally, but emotionally.
But Story Judgment is more so tied to the Resolve of the MC and if the Author believes that their resolve was Good or Bad for them, is what I am getting out of this discussion. Was it fulfilling for the MC? In this case, no. So Success/Bad makes sense. I originally had it that way, but some discussion about the Author’s Judgment actually being if the Author believes the resolve to change/steadfast was Good or Bad made me question it (in this thread: http://dramatica.discourse.group/t/good-or-bad-judgement/1568), since I do believe my MC’s resolve to change is Good, though my MC himself does not see it that way. He feels utterly lost and confused and maybe a bit deceived, but it’s Good that he let go of his blind faith.
I’ve read it, and it confuses me.
He has resolved his problem of faith by changing to disbelief.
However, changing to disbelief has left MC feeling troubled and angst-ridden, now that the “blinders” he had been wearing to the reality of the world have been lifted, so to speak. However, it is worth it, in this Author’s opinion, that he changed instead of continuing to hide in blind faith.
I feel that they are a Good thing, though my MC is not fulfilled, he solved his personal problem. He just feels bad that the solution is so disillusioning. He is bitter about it and feels like he was tricked in a sense. It’s a story about a harsh awakening, I guess! Or a “severe” one. 
And here I go in circles again.
And about the Essence of a Story, reading that article, definitely to me, it sounds like one of those weird “positive” sad stories, or rather Surmountable Stop/Bad stories (Mc’s growth is to stop believing).
So now I’m back to Success/Bad. I really think there needs to more clear cut ways of explaining Judgment. I can honestly see my story now both ways, depending on where you focus. If I go with the definition, it feels like it should be Success/Good, as it is the Author’s judgment on whether the resolve of MC was Good/Bad, did MC resolve his problem, etc. If I go by a lot of these other things, though, the Essence, is it fulfilling for the MC, is it “severe”, then it is Success/Bad.
I wouldn’t worry so much about this, except that it has a pretty huge impact on the order of signposts (as well as Catalyst/Inhibitors and Unique Ability/Critical Flaw) so it definitely is an important thing to nail down!