Florida Files

District Court of Appeal, District 5

Scott Makar

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-03-27 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$2,124,000
Income listed$362,836
Real estate$1,437,654
Debts listed$298,614
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 61% $221,128 · State of Florida
  • Other / unclassified 35% $127,978 · U. of Florida, Jacksonville University, ML Distr. to LOC, ML MRM Distr.
  • Investments & retirement 4% $13,730 · NML Annuity

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 8

Context Unusual reporting

Lists Automobile 2007, Automobile 2018, Automobile 2013 separately from the $110,000 household-goods total

Personal vehicles, jewelry, art and furnishings can be reported in the household-goods lump sum or itemized. Net worth doesn't appear to count them twice.

What to check
  • No action needed unless the lump sum also includes these items.

Rule: Household items listed twice
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date you selected for your net worth, if the asset was worth more than $1,000 and if you have not already included that asset in the aggregate value of your household goods and personal effects.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 2 investment accounts ($6,408) 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 $2,124,000; listed items add up to $4,640,901

Reported net worth: $2,124,000. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $4,640,901. A difference is normal: net worth also counts assets and debts that aren't listed individually (items under $1,000, credit cards, taxes), and the instructions say subtracting listed liabilities from listed assets won't give an accurate figure in most cases.

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 Unusual reporting

Net worth fell from $3,608,689 (2024) to $2,124,000 (2025) — 1.7×

This 2025 filing reports $2,124,000; the same person's 2024 filing reported $3,608,689, a change of $1,484,689 in 1 year. Inheritances, home values and markets can move net worth a lot, so compare what's listed in each year to see where the change shows up.

What to check
  • Compare the assets listed in each filing: which items are new or much larger?
  • Does listed income explain the change?

Open the 2024 filing to compare →

Rule: Net worth changed sharply between filings
“Report your net worth as of”2025 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

61% of listed income ($221,128) comes from State of Florida

Listed income totals $362,836 from 6 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 5 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 $2,124,000 — 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 $1,437,654 (68% 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

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 filings

Their campaign

Other filings by Scott Makar

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-10$2,124,000
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-25$3,608,689

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 $4,829,515 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $298,614 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $362,836 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
2026-10-07T19:41:29+00:00
SHA-256
c98b8cc75827fbdafef411c2c5392f9ebd9c63f495175b0698088054aa280212
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (6p)
  • 04/10/26 — Affidavit of Intention (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)