Florida Files

Circuit Judge, Circuit 19, Group 8

Michael Porter

2025 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2026-04-06 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$1,197,632
Income listed$252,102
Real estate$900,000
Debts listed$410,171
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 86% $216,102 · State of Florida Salary, Department of Justice
  • Investments & retirement 14% $36,000 · Charles Schwab Roller IRA Distribution

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 3

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $1,197,632; listed items add up to $1,197,632

Reported net worth: $1,197,632. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $1,197,632. 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

Most income is from government & public payroll (86%)

Sector is inferred from the names of income sources and the businesses they own.

What to check
  • Consider whether decisions in the office sought affect this industry.

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 $1,197,632 — 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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Other filings by Michael Porter

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-10$1,197,632
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-10-19$959,000

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 $1,532,803 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $410,171 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $252,102 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
2026-10-08T00:05:47+00:00
SHA-256
8bca9361cdadb82bf29966e7ba1c99adc881ffb86ca5ec74ed085f801894fcbc
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

  • 03/31/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 03/31/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 03/31/26 — Statement of Candidate (not downloaded)
  • 04/01/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (7p)
  • 04/10/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Check (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/28/26 — Term Report Notice (not downloaded)