Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 10, Group 14

John Waters

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-04-16 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$497,442
Income listed$184,288
Real estate$700,000
Debts listed$492,558
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 87% $161,038 · STATE OF FLORIDA SALARY
  • Law 13% $23,250 · WATERS LAW, PA

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($20,000) 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 $497,442; listed items add up to $497,442

Reported net worth: $497,442. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $497,442. 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

87% of listed income ($161,038) comes from STATE OF FLORIDA SALARY

Listed income totals $184,288 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

Where to look next

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Other filings by John Waters

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-20$497,442
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-26$407,172

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 $740,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $492,558 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $184,288 listed

Elected to attach federal tax return instead:

Primary sources

SourceAddressAmount

Secondary sources (major customers of businesses owned)

Interests in specified businesses

Reported as “N/A”.

Signature

Signed by
Date
Filed with COE

Source

Document
Open PDF · original source
Retrieved
2026-10-08T00:00:47+00:00
SHA-256
d8351535681a7849ef44b5b73a7358a3ef4c92d7dabee882062cc3fad13462f4
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

  • 04/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/20/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)
  • 07/22/26 — Pin/Password Reset Request (not downloaded)