Florida Files

Officeholders

Morris Silberman

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-04-28 · 5 pages (text)

Net worth$3,418,284
Income listed$209,652
Real estate$1,600,000
Debts listed$171,002
Worth a look0

Net worth over time

2022: $2,866,547$2,866,54720222023: $3,418,284$3,418,28420232024: $3,936,009$3,936,00920242025: $4,228,603$4,228,6032025

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 97% $204,321 · STATE OF FLORIDA
  • Banking, mortgage & lending 2% $3,781 · American Express National Bank
  • Investments & retirement 1% $1,550 · Charles Schwab & Co

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 4

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $3,418,284; listed items add up to $3,416,258

Reported net worth: $3,418,284. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $3,416,258. 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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Income & business ties

97% of listed income ($204,321) comes from STATE OF FLORIDA

Listed income totals $209,652 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Income ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Reports a net worth of $3,418,284 — 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Wealth & holdings

Real estate worth $1,600,000 (47% 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.”2023 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

Their companies

Businesses they disclosed

Other filings by Morris Silberman

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6X — qualifying copy2026-04-10$4,228,603
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy · amended later2026-04-10$4,228,603
2025 Form 6X — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-03-29$4,228,603
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics) · amended later2026-03-29$4,228,603
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-01$3,936,009
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-03$2,866,547

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for District Court of Appeal, District 2

Raised
$0 from 0 contributions

From the Division of Elections campaign finance database, retrieved 2026-10-10. Loans and interest aren't counted as raised. Search the records by candidate name · How this is counted

Net worth

Net worth
As of
Household goods (lump sum)

Assets over $1,000 $3,387,260 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $171,002 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $209,652 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
2026-10-11T03:20:51+00:00
SHA-256
0263059143973422d33237bdd3c3d05119f94d9e6941a0d76ec00e5d9a826cd2
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 (8p)
  • 04/10/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Affidavit of Intention (not downloaded)
  • 04/10/26 — Financial Disclosure Amendment PDF (4p)
  • 04/13/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/16/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)