Opinion ID: 1879479
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Heading Rank: 42

Heading: Form 6A. Gift Disclosure

Text: All judicial officers must file with the Secretary of State a list of all gifts received during the preceding calendar year of a value in excess of $100.00 as provided in Canon 5D(5) and Canon 6B(2) of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Name: ____________________________________________________________________ Telephone: _______________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________ Position Held: ___________________________________________________________ Please identify all gifts you received during the preceding calendar year of a value in excess of $100.00, as required by Canon 5D(5) and Canon 6B(2) of the Code of Judicial Conduct. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ OATH State of Florida County of _________________________ I, __________, the public official filing this disclosure statement, being first duly sworn, do depose on oath and say that the facts set forth in the above statement are true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. _______________________ (Signature of Reporting Official) _______________________ (Signature of Officer Authorized to Administer Oaths) My Commission expires ________ Sworn to and subscribed before me this _________ day of _____, 19__. The third financial disclosure report is prescribed in subparagraph C. This provision ensures that there will be complete financial information for all judicial officers available with the Judicial Qualifications Commission by requiring that full disclosure be filed confidentially with the Commission in the event the limited disclosure alternative is selected under the provisions of Article II, Section 8. The amendment to this Canon requires in 6B(2) a separate gift report to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State on or before July 1 of each year. The form to be used for that report is included in the commentary to Canon 6. It should be noted that Canon 5, as it presently exists, restricts and prohibits the receipt of certain gifts. This provision is not applicable to other public officials. With reference to financial disclosure if the judge chooses the limited disclosure alternative available under the provision of Article II, Section 8, of the Constitution of Florida, without the inclusion of the judge's Federal Income Tax Return, then the judge must file with the Commission a list of the names of corporations or other business entities in which the judge has a financial interest even though the amount is less than $1,000. This information remains confidential until a request is made by a party to a cause before the judge. This latter provision continues to ensure that complete financial information for all judicial officers is available with the Judicial Qualifications Commission and that parties who are concerned about a judge's possible financial interest have a means of obtaining that information as it pertains to a particular cause before the judge. Canon 6D. Section 3E requires a judge to disqualify himself or herself in any proceeding in which the judge has an economic interest. See economic interest as explained in the Definitions Section. Section 5D requires a judge to refrain from engaging in business and from financial activities that might interfere with the impartial performance of judicial duties; Section 6B requires a judge to report all compensation the judge received for activities outside judicial office. A judge has the rights of any other citizen, including the right to privacy of the judge's financial affairs, except to the extent that limitations established by law are required to safeguard the proper performance of the judge's duties.