Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 13, Group 41

Thomas Palermo

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-04-16 · 9 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$1,137,151
Income listed$196,809
Real estate$867,593
Debts listed$476,023
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 96% $189,009 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 4% $7,800 · University of Tampa

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($120,000) instead of what's in them

The instructions say the investments held in a brokerage account or IRA are the assets to report — not the account itself. As listed, the public can't see what the filer is invested in.

What to check
  • Which companies or funds are in these accounts? Holdings matter for conflicts of interest.

Rule: Accounts listed instead of investments
“Note that the product contained in a brokerage account, IRA, or the Florida College Investment Plan, is your asset”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,137,151; listed items add up to $1,137,151

Reported net worth: $1,137,151. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,137,151. 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

96% of listed income ($189,009) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $196,809 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 $1,137,151 — 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

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 Thomas Palermo

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-15$1,137,153
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-03-22$1,137,151
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-07$1,042,652

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 $1,533,175 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $476,023 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $196,809 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

Nothing listed.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T19:24:41+00:00
SHA-256
f092c27084e030968771b84e8865793da48dde3cb4e33a4ac5d74bd0cb97a7c4
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 judicial_gifts_6a · p7 judicial_gifts_6a · p8 judicial_gifts_6a · p9 other
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/01/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/01/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/01/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/01/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/03/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (9p)
  • 04/15/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (9p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)