Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 20, Group 17

Chris Brown

2025 Form 6 · qualifying copy filed with the Division of Elections · received 2026-04-20 · 8 pages (scanned, read by OCR)

Net worth$4,476,730
Income listed$456,125
Real estate$4,400,0003 properties
Debts listed$677,065
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 72% $328,395 · Circuit Judge Salary, Sale of Crypto-Currency
  • Real estate 27% $125,000 · Rental Property Income
  • Law 1% $2,731 · Ave Maria Law School

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 3 investment accounts ($400,795) 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 $4,476,730; listed items add up to $4,466,730

Reported net worth: $4,476,730. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $4,466,730. 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

Earns from 4 separate employers or businesses

Several distinct earned-income sources (excluding investments, retirement and Social Security).

What to check
  • Are any of these sources connected to each other or to the office sought?

Rule: Several earned-income sources

How this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $4,476,730 — 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 $4,400,000 across 3 properties (98% 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

Context Wealth & holdings

Holds $73,000 in cryptocurrency (2% of net worth)

Direct cryptocurrency holdings, as listed. Prices are public but volatile; values are as of the net-worth date.

What to check
  • Compare with the coin's price on the net-worth date if the share is large.

Rule: Cryptocurrency holdings

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 campaign

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $4,943,795 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $677,065 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $456,125 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
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Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-07T18:38:03+00:00
SHA-256
71bf6d6e307f083128ad464925809b40a48c2f1ef739eac2c2e43b5b00fd7bc7
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6 · p6 judicial_gifts_6a · p7 judicial_gifts_6a · p8 other
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 7 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 01/28/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 01/28/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 01/28/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 01/29/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 02/03/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (8p)
  • 04/21/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/21/26 — Miscellaneous (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)