Here's why:
* Suffixes are added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function (e.g., -ing, -ly, -ness).
* Prefixes are added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning (e.g., mis-, un-, re-).
In the case of "misjudged," the word is formed by adding the prefix "mis-" to the verb "judged". So, the "mis-" is a prefix, but "judged" itself is a verb, not a suffix.