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Officeholders

Michele Towbin Singer

2024 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2025-06-24 · 6 pages (text)

Net worth$6,811,970
Income listed$263,102
Real estate$1,400,000
Debts listed$300,000
Worth a look1

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 67% $176,704 · STATE OF FLORIDA-CIRCUIT JUDGE
  • Real estate 20% $52,444 · RENTAL, RENTAL
  • Investments & retirement 8% $20,204 · FIDELITY BROKERAGE
  • Law 5% $13,750 · ST. THOMAS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW- ADJUNCT PROFESSOR

Worth a look 1

Worth a look Unusual reporting

3 entries are withheld entirely ($1,615,000, 24% of net worth)

In the public copy, the whole description of 3 asset entries is redacted, so the public can't tell what they are. Partial redactions (an account number, or an exempt official's home address next to a named item) are common; this is the whole entry.

What to check
  • Compare with the filer's other filings, which may describe the same items.
  • The Commission on Ethics holds the unredacted filing.

Rule: Entries withheld entirely
“Describe, and state the value of, each asset you had on the reporting date”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context 7

Context Unusual reporting

All 4 asset values are round numbers

Every listed asset is valued in round thousands, which suggests estimates rather than statements or appraisals. That's allowed, but it makes the totals less precise.

What to check
  • Are bank or brokerage balances (which are exact) rounded too?

Rule: All values are round numbers

How this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $6,811,970; listed items add up to $2,740,000

Reported net worth: $6,811,970. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $2,740,000. 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. 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Missing or incomplete

Assets itemized in an attachment on pages 5–6

The form says “see attached” for 1 entry, and this copy includes the attachment (pages 5–6).

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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Attachments ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

67% of listed income ($176,704) comes from STATE OF FLORIDA-CIRCUIT JUDGE

Listed income totals $263,102 from 5 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

Earns from 4 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 $6,811,970 — a multimillionaire 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”2024 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,400,000 (21% 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.”2024 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Where to look next

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Their filings

Other filings by Michele Towbin Singer

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-06-19$8,251,1211

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,015,000 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $300,000 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $263,102 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
2026-10-08T12:36:15+00:00
SHA-256
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Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6 · p5 attachment · p6 attachment
Extraction
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