Joel McElroy Carson III

Professional career

• Private practice, Roswell, NM, 2014-2018
• General counsel, Mack Energy Corporation, Artesia, NM, 2008-2013
• Private practice, Roswell, NM, 1999-2008

Judicial service

• Law Clerk, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1997-1999
• Magistrate, District Court, D. New Mexico, 2015-2018
• Judge, Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2018-present
• Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• Joel McElroy Carson III is an American judge serving as a United States Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2018.
• Practiced law in Roswell, NM, at Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, LLP (1999–2008, 2014–2018).
• U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico (2015–2018, part-time).
• U.S. Circuit Judge, Tenth Circuit (since May 17, 2018). Nominated Dec. 20, 2017; confirmed by the Senate 77–21 on May 15, 2018; commissioned May 17, 2018. Succeeded Paul Joseph Kelly Jr., who assumed senior status.
• Founded Carson Ryan LLC in 2014.
• held the role of General Counsel for Mack Energy Corporation (2008–2013).
• Worked on New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez’s energy and environment transition teams.

Education

• Texas Tech University · B.B.A., 1994
• University of New Mexico-Main Campus · J.D., 1997
• University of New Mexico School of Law

Personal record

Born 1971 · Artesia, NM