diff --git a/data/rubric_manifest.json b/data/rubric_manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7b1697f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/rubric_manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "rubric_file": "rubric.tsv",
+  "rubric_prompt_beginning_file": "rubric_prompt_beginning.txt",
+  "question_prompt_file": "question_prompt.txt",
+  "personas": ["data/personas.tsv"]
+}
diff --git a/judge/rubric_config.py b/judge/rubric_config.py
index 47f3304d..13013919 100644
--- a/judge/rubric_config.py
+++ b/judge/rubric_config.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 """
 
 import asyncio
+import json
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
@@ -124,6 +125,65 @@ async def load(
             question_prompt_template=question_prompt_template,
         )
 
+    @classmethod
+    async def load_bundle(cls, manifest_path: str) -> "RubricConfig":
+        """Load a rubric from a rubric bundle manifest.
+
+        A rubric bundle manifest is a JSON file describing what a rubric
+        *is* -- its files and (informational only) intended personas -- as
+        opposed to how to run it, which belongs in a run config, not here.
+
+        Manifest shape:
+            {
+              "rubric_file": "rubric.tsv",
+              "rubric_prompt_beginning_file": "rubric_prompt_beginning.txt",
+              "question_prompt_file": "question_prompt.txt",
+              "personas": ["data/personas.tsv"]
+            }
+
+        `personas` is informational only -- it documents which personas this
+        rubric is intended/validated for; it is not read by this loader.
+        File paths in the manifest are relative to the manifest's own folder.
+
+        Args:
+            manifest_path: Path to the rubric bundle manifest JSON file
+
+        Returns:
+            Loaded RubricConfig with all data
+
+        Raises:
+            FileNotFoundError: If the manifest or any file it references
+                doesn't exist
+            ValueError: If the manifest is missing a required key
+        """
+        manifest_file = Path(manifest_path)
+        if not manifest_file.exists():
+            raise FileNotFoundError(
+                f"Rubric bundle manifest not found: {manifest_file}"
+            )
+
+        async with aiofiles.open(manifest_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            manifest = json.loads(await f.read())
+
+        required_keys = (
+            "rubric_file",
+            "rubric_prompt_beginning_file",
+            "question_prompt_file",
+        )
+        missing_keys = [key for key in required_keys if key not in manifest]
+        if missing_keys:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Rubric bundle manifest {manifest_file} is missing required "
+                f"key(s): {missing_keys}"
+            )
+
+        return await cls.load(
+            rubric_folder=str(manifest_file.parent),
+            rubric_file=manifest["rubric_file"],
+            rubric_prompt_beginning_file=manifest["rubric_prompt_beginning_file"],
+            question_prompt_file=manifest["question_prompt_file"],
+        )
+
     @staticmethod
     async def _read_file(file_path: Path) -> str:
         """Read text file asynchronously.
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/rubric_manifest_simple.json b/tests/fixtures/rubric_manifest_simple.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c5d5ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/rubric_manifest_simple.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "rubric_file": "rubric_simple.tsv",
+  "rubric_prompt_beginning_file": "rubric_prompt_beginning.txt",
+  "question_prompt_file": "question_prompt.txt"
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/judge/test_rubric_config.py b/tests/unit/judge/test_rubric_config.py
index 5c463827..2a022070 100644
--- a/tests/unit/judge/test_rubric_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/judge/test_rubric_config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Unit tests for judge rubric configuration."""
 
+import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pandas as pd
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
     COL_SEVERITY,
     EXPECTED_DIMENSION_NAMES,
     IGNORE_COLUMNS,
+    RubricConfig,
 )
 
 
@@ -149,3 +151,33 @@ def test_no_duplicate_dimensions(self):
             f"Number of unique dimensions in rubric ({len(unique_dimensions)}) "
             f"doesn't match EXPECTED_DIMENSION_NAMES ({len(EXPECTED_DIMENSION_NAMES)})"
         )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+class TestLoadBundle:
+    """Tests for RubricConfig.load_bundle()."""
+
+    async def test_load_bundle_success(self):
+        """Test loading a rubric via a valid bundle manifest."""
+        rubric_config = await RubricConfig.load_bundle(
+            "tests/fixtures/rubric_manifest_simple.json"
+        )
+        assert rubric_config.question_flow_data
+        assert rubric_config.question_order
+        assert rubric_config.rubric_prompt_beginning
+        assert rubric_config.question_prompt_template
+
+    async def test_load_bundle_missing_manifest(self):
+        """Test that a missing manifest file raises FileNotFoundError."""
+        with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
+            await RubricConfig.load_bundle("tests/fixtures/does_not_exist.json")
+
+    async def test_load_bundle_missing_required_key(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test that a manifest missing a required key raises ValueError."""
+        manifest_path = tmp_path / "incomplete_manifest.json"
+        manifest_path.write_text(
+            json.dumps({"rubric_file": "rubric_simple.tsv"}), encoding="utf-8"
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            await RubricConfig.load_bundle(str(manifest_path))