Carson has spent most of his career at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Texas’ court of last resort for criminal matters. He began his career at the Court as an intern for Judge Barbara Hervey while attending St. Mary’s University School of Law. Judge Hervey hired Carson in 2011 to be her one-year judicial law clerk, Briefing Attorney, and Carson returned to the Court in 2013 to be Judge Hervey’s Research Attorney. He worked with Judge Hervey for over 11 years until she retired in 2024.

As a Research Attorney, Carson’s work centered on drafting opinions, writing memorandums, and making recommendations about cases and motions before the Court. He regularly reviewed petitions for discretionary review, direct-appeal death-penalty cases, and various writs, like writs of mandamus, habeas corpus, prohibition, quo warranto, and procedendo.

Carson left the Court in mid-2024 to join the Burnet County District Attorney’s Office. The Office serves the 33rd and 424th Judicial District Courts, which sit in Burnet, Llano, Blanco, and San Saba Counties. Carson had various responsibilities at the District Attorney’s Office, including consulting with law enforcement, drafting all indictments and presenting all cases to the grand jury, trying cases, reviewing search-warrant affidavits, and drafting motions and jury charges.

In November 2025, Carson returned to the Court to be Presiding Judge Schenck’s Research Attorney.

Carson is licensed in Texas and admitted to practice in the Western District of Texas. He writes about and speaks on criminal law, especially criminal procedure. He is currently the Vice Chair for the State Bar of Texas Administration of the Rules of Evidence Committee (AREC) and is a board member for the Boys & Girls Club of Lampasas. Previously, he served for several years on the Texas Bar Journal Board of Editors as both a member and advisory member. Carson also served on the American Inns of Court Membership Committee for many years, has been a member of many Inns, and stays active outside the practice of law. He enjoys contributing to his community.

While attending law school in San Antonio, Carson met his future wife. They married after law school, moved to the Austin area, and now live in Lampasas with their two children, Stratton and Claire, and two Sheepadoodles, Walter and Birdee.