Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 20, Group 25

Michael McHugh

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-03-20 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$1,903,295
Income listed$201,373
Real estate$800,000
Debts listed$25,296
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 99% $198,898 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 1% $2,475 · Florida Southwestern University

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,903,295; listed items add up to $1,903,295

Reported net worth: $1,903,295. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,903,295. 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 ($198,898) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $201,373 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 $1,903,295 — 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

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Their filings

Their campaign

Other filings by Michael McHugh

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-23$1,903,295
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-13$1,821,946

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 $1,653,591 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $25,296 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $201,373 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
2026-10-07T19:35:06+00:00
SHA-256
102e41b830faf4441f4418afc586e79b30e8113691451d89d49729407b0abc51
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 01/21/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 01/21/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 01/22/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 03/31/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Response to Audit Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/22/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/23/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/23/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (4p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)