Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 17, Group 54

Martin Bidwill

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-04-10 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$2,637,900
Income listed$299,192
Real estate$2,582,1602 properties
Debts listed$839,994
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 66% $198,867 · State of Florida
  • Investments & retirement 28% $83,008 · Merrill Lynch, SEP-IRA Distribution, Federal Thrift Savings Plan Distribution
  • Real estate 6% $17,317 · Andrew Maddock, Rental income

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $2,637,900; listed items add up to $2,738,981

Reported net worth: $2,637,900. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,738,981. 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

66% of listed income ($198,867) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $299,192 from 4 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 $2,637,900 — 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 $2,582,160 across 2 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

Where to look next

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Their filings

Their campaign

Other filings by Martin Bidwill

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-28$3,025,343
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-14—

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 $3,432,298 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $839,994 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $299,192 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
2026-10-07T19:32:44+00:00
SHA-256
5af5667cb3fd826eec69ebf7a6d86cb47b12a71f94519c30c8d70d0e15409b01
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

  • 02/02/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/02/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/02/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/02/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 02/02/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/14/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)