Florida Files

District Court of Appeal, District 4

Mark Klingensmith

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

Net worth$2,528,505
Income listed$294,540
Real estate$1,673,0003 properties
Debts listed$638,159
Worth a look2

Where listed income comes from

  • Other / unclassified 71% $210,540 · State Court System Salary 2025
  • Investments & retirement 29% $84,000 · Janney 401k distribution

Worth a look 2

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Values Sports memorabilia at $10,000

Collectibles rarely have an established market price, and the form doesn't say how this value was reached. Assets must be reported at fair market value; this one is 0% of reported net worth.

What to check
  • Is there evidence of sales or appraisals at this value?
  • Would the net worth look different without it?

Rule: Hard-to-value asset
“Value each asset by its fair market value on the date used in the Net Worth section of this form.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets — How to Value ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Worth a look Unusual reporting

Values Jewelry, Art & Collectibles at $7,000

Collectibles rarely have an established market price, and the form doesn't say how this value was reached. Assets must be reported at fair market value; this one is 0% of reported net worth.

What to check
  • Is there evidence of sales or appraisals at this value?
  • Would the net worth look different without it?

Rule: Hard-to-value asset
“Value each asset by its fair market value on the date used in the Net Worth section of this form.”2025 Form 6 instructions, Assets — How to Value ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 6

Context Unusual reporting

Lists Jewelry, Art & Collectibles separately from the $77,000 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 ($1,292,556) 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 $2,528,505; listed items add up to $2,545,437

Reported net worth: $2,528,505. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,545,437. 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

71% of listed income ($210,540) comes from State Court System Salary 2025

Listed income totals $294,540 from 2 sources. The largest is classed as other / unclassified.

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 $2,528,505 — 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 $1,673,000 across 3 properties (66% 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

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Other filings by Mark Klingensmith

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-05-31$2,801,3062
Form — qualifying copy2026-04-07—

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 $3,106,596 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $638,159 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $294,540 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
2026-10-07T19:53:53+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 form6
Extraction
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Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/07/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Affidavit of Intention (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/07/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (2p)
  • 04/08/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/13/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)