Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 20, Group 19

James Stewart

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-04-20 · 6 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$1,139,524
Income listed$202,676
Real estate$0
Debts listed$168,798
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 99% $200,836 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 1% $1,840 · Ally Bank (interest)

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,139,524; listed items add up to $1,137,684

Reported net worth: $1,139,524. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,137,684. 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

99% of listed income ($200,836) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $202,676 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 $1,139,524 — 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 James Stewart

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-04-08$1,139,524
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-22$1,031,011

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 $1,216,482 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $168,798 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $202,676 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead: not read

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
2026-10-07T19:39:04+00:00
SHA-256
d91e7848cfd02e2624c232fe64cbed3d84098aae55ad2d33162ca41d4603b963
Pages
p1 efiling_receipt · p2 other · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 1 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/20/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 04/20/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/21/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Miscellaneous (not downloaded)
  • 11/19/25 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 11/19/25 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 11/19/25 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 11/20/25 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)