Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 15, Group 3

James Sherman

2025 Form 6X · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-06-24 · 4 pages (text)

Amendment. It restates income. Net worth, assets, liabilities, joint and several liabilities, secondary sources of income and interests in specified businesses weren't amended, so they're shown as originally filed in the Form 6 received 2026-04-08; click those values to open it.

Net worth$927,830
Income listed$218,822
Real estate$1,126,0002 properties
Debts listed$384,169
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 90% $197,360 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 6% $12,554 · Sale of stock (SPY, VOO, NET, DDOG)
  • Real estate 4% $8,908 · Rental Income - Jack Hedrick

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $927,830; listed items add up to $951,417

Reported net worth: $927,830. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $951,417. They roughly agree. 1 listed item(s) have no amount, so the comparison is incomplete.

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 Missing or incomplete

Assets itemized in an attachment on page 6 of the original filing

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and the amendment left this section as originally filed, and the original includes the attachment (page 6 of the original filing).

What to check
  • Open the attachment page to see the individual holdings behind each total.
Rule: Itemized in an attachment
“A filer may include and submit attachments or other supporting documentation when filing”2025 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

90% of listed income ($197,360) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $218,822 from 3 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 Income & business ties

Earns from 3 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

Real estate worth $1,126,000 across 2 properties (121% 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 James Sherman

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2026-04-08$927,830
2024 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-09-18$996,204
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2025-06-13$1,022,095
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-10—

Qualifying copies and annual Commission filings are matched to each other by name.

Net worth

Net worth
$927,830
As of
2026-04-06
Household goods (lump sum)
$10,000

Assets over $1,000 $1,325,586 listed

DescriptionValue
Primary Residence 9065 New Hope Ct, Royal Palm Beach, FL$745,000
Rental Property 9143D SW 23rd St, Davie, FL$381,000
PNC Bank - Cash$20,215
Wells Fargo Bank - Cash$1,762
2016 Honda Accord$14,250
2023 Kia Telluride$29,600
Vanguard$6,543
Etrade$70,817
Fidelity$23,941
Corebridge Financial$3,624
Nationwide Deferred Comp$28,834
See Attachedblank

Liabilities over $1,000 $384,169 listed

CreditorAddressAmount
Richard Sherman412 Aldama Ave, The Village, FL 32159$200,000
Richard Sherman412 Aldama Ave, The Village, FL 32159$160,000
Lightstream LoanP.O. Box 117320, Atlanta, GA 30368-7320$15,225
USAA Loan10750 McDermott Freeway, San Antonio, TX 78288-0544$8,944

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $218,822 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
2026-10-07T22:55:52+00:00
SHA-256
9cffb4b65ee252e1b536596d9327eecb5f2d863557b9d8e2cb78143032995d74
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 1 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 02/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 02/13/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 02/13/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 02/18/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/14/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)