Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 15, Group 21

Carolyn Bell

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-04-14 · 6 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$3,296,085
Income listed$231,589
Real estate$1,187,500
Debts listed$406,602
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 85% $196,117 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 15% $35,472 · OPM

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,296,085; listed items add up to $3,296,085

Reported net worth: $3,296,085. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,296,085. They roughly agree.

What to check
  • No action needed unless other items look off.

Rule: Net worth vs. listed items
“Simply subtracting your liabilities from your assets will not result in an accurate net worth figure in most cases.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

85% of listed income ($196,117) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $231,589 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as government & public payroll.

What to check
  • Who is this source, and does it have business before the office sought?
  • If the filer owns it, check the business section and secondary income.

Rule: Where the money comes from
“List the name of each source of income that provided you with more than $1,000 of income during”2025 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $3,296,085 — a millionaire on paper

Net worth is the filer's own figure. Being wealthy isn't a problem; it's context for comparing candidates and for reading the rest of the form.

What to check
  • Compare with the other candidates in the race.
  • Check that the large assets below are described and valued clearly.

Rule: Net worth tier
“Report your net worth as of”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,187,500 (36% of net worth)

Real estate holdings, as listed.

What to check
  • Look the parcels up with the county property appraiser: land use (vacant or improved), assessed value and when they were bought.
  • Check whether any listed liability is a mortgage on these properties.

Rule: Real estate holdings
“Real property: Identify by providing the street address of the property.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

These links open official public records, built from what the filer disclosed. They're searches you run yourself — results may include other people or companies with similar names.

Their filings

Their campaign

Other filings by Carolyn Bell

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-13$3,296,085
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-29$2,914,669

Qualifying copies and annual Commission filings are matched to each other by name.

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,074,437 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $406,602 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $231,589 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Reported as “N/A”.

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T18:34:31+00:00
SHA-256
7163b335374b5969498c6729d6fd07926802cc3ad46730a251722133c4df7681
Pages
p1 efiling_receipt · p2 other · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/14/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 04/14/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 10/07/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 10/07/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 10/07/25 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 10/07/25 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 10/08/25 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)