Florida Files

Officeholders

Caroline Shepherd

2023 Form 6 · annual filing (Commission on Ethics) · received 2024-06-28 · 4 pages (text)

Net worth$9,236,605
Income listed$182,060
Real estate$0
Debts listed$2,761,260
Worth a look0

Where listed income comes from

  • Government & public payroll 100% $182,060 · State of Florida (Judicial Salary

Worth a look 0

Nothing stood out under the current rules.

Context 5

Context Unusual reporting

Lists Personal Vehicles ~ BMW (2), Personal Vehicle ~ Ford F150 separately from the $200,000 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.”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Lists 1 investment account ($103,816) 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Assets ✓ quoted from the saved instructions · how this rule works

Context Unusual reporting

Net worth $9,236,605; listed items add up to $9,436,605

Reported net worth: $9,236,605. Household goods + listed assets − listed liabilities = $9,436,605. 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

100% of listed income ($182,060) comes from State of Florida (Judicial Salary

Listed income totals $182,060 from 1 source. 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 $9,236,605 — 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”2023 Form 6 instructions, Net Worth ✓ 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 Caroline Shepherd

FilingReceivedNet worthItems
2025 Form 6 — qualifying copy2026-04-08$9,236,6051
2025 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2026-03-27$9,236,6051
2024 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2025-06-18$10,589,813
2022 Form 6 — annual (Commission on Ethics)2023-06-25$6,873,4681

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

Campaign money

2026 campaign for District Court of Appeal, District 4

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 $11,997,865 listed

DescriptionValue

Liabilities over $1,000 $2,761,260 listed

CreditorAddressAmount

Joint and several liabilities not reported above

Reported as “N/A”.

Income $182,060 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
2026-10-11T03:34:45+00:00
SHA-256
58b560c89a8960ddd5b82a09ead1ae5103b28cd2286be355b2966e60a0eb7e26
Pages
p1 form6 · p2 form6 · p3 form6 · p4 form6
Extraction
parser v0.5.2; 0 value(s) below 80% confidence

Other documents in the qualifying packet

  • 04/08/26 — Candidate Appt of Campaign Treasurer (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Financial Disclosure PDF (5p)
  • 04/08/26 — Statement of Candidate for Judicial Office (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Affidavit of Intention (not downloaded)
  • 04/08/26 — Affidavit of Compliance (not downloaded)
  • 04/09/26 — Acknowledgment Letter (not downloaded)
  • 04/15/26 — Candidate Oath - Judicial Office (not downloaded)