The Mississippi Bar v. Charlie A. Carr - Attorney Suspension for Felony Conviction
Summary
The Mississippi Supreme Court ordered the immediate suspension of attorney Charlie A. Carr from the practice of law in Mississippi. Carr was convicted of sexual assault, a felony, by a Texas court on January 15, 2025, and sentenced to ten years in prison. Under Rule 6(a) of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar, a felony conviction triggers mandatory immediate suspension. Carr, who has been a Mississippi Bar member since 2009, was served with the formal complaint at the Sanders Estes Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice where he is incarcerated.
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The Mississippi Supreme Court ordered the immediate suspension of Charlie A. Carr from the practice of law based on his felony conviction in Texas. Under Mississippi Rule of Discipline 6(a), a certified felony conviction constitutes conclusive evidence of misconduct requiring immediate suspension. Carr was convicted of sexual assault on January 15, 2025, and sentenced to ten years in prison. The Bar's formal complaint, filed June 23, 2025, was personally served on Carr at the Texas correctional facility where he is incarcerated.
Attorneys licensed in Mississippi who are convicted of felonies in other jurisdictions face automatic suspension under the state's disciplinary rules. The Mississippi Bar carries the burden of proving misconduct by clear and convincing evidence, but the felony conviction itself triggers mandatory suspension under Rule 6(a) regardless of whether Carr responds to the complaint or contests the matter. This suspension affects Carr's ability to practice law, represent clients, or hold himself out as a licensed Mississippi attorney pending resolution of his appeal.
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The Mississippi Bar v. Charlie A. Carr
Mississippi Supreme Court
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Docket Number: 2025-BD-00731-SCT
Syllabus
The Mississippi Bar v. Charlie A. Carr; Majority Opinion: Branning, J. Disposition: Charlie A. Carr is suspended from the practice of law. Charlie A. Carr taxed with costs. Votes: Randolph, C.J., King and Coleman, P.JJ., Ishee, Griffis and Sullivan, JJ., Concur.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI
NO. 2025-BD-00731-SCT
THE MISSISSIPPI BAR
v.
CHARLIE A. CARR
ATTORNEYS FOR COMPLAINANT: MELISSA SELMAN SCOTT
KATHRYN ADDIS LITTRELL
NATURE OF THE CASE: CIVIL - BAR MATTERS
DISPOSITION: SUSPENDED FROM THE PRACTICE OF
LAW - 04/16/2026
MOTION FOR REHEARING FILED:
EN BANC.
BRANNING, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:
¶1. Charlie A. Carr, a resident of Texas and member of the Mississippi Bar since 2009,
was convicted of sexual assault by a Texas court in January 2025. As a result of his
conviction, the Mississippi Bar filed a formal complaint requesting that Carr’s license be
immediately suspended pending the outcome of Carr’s appeal of his felony conviction. In
accordance with Rule 6(a) of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar, we order
the immediate suspension of Carr’s privilege to practice law in Mississippi.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2. Carr, a resident of Texas, was admitted to practice law in Mississippi in 2009. On
January 15, 2025, Carr was convicted of sexual assault in Collin County, Texas, and was
sentenced to ten years in prison. On June 23, 2025, the Mississippi Bar filed a formal
complaint with this Court and attached a certified copy of Carr’s conviction. The complaint
listed Carr’s address for service of process as “9411 Wolf Run Drive, Dallas, Texas 75227-
4779.” A summons was issued for Carr on July 2, 2025, for “Charlie A. Carr, TDCJ no.
02545112 Sanders Estes Unit, 1100 Hwy 1807, Venus Texas 76084 or wherever he may be
found.” The return of service reflects that the summons and complaint were personally
served on the law librarian at the Sanders “Sandy” Estes Unit of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice, where Carr is currently incarcerated. Carr filed no response to the Bar’s
complaint.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
¶3. “This Court holds exclusive jurisdiction over bar disciplinary matters.” Miss. Bar v.
Collins, 119 So. 3d 1039, 1041 (Miss. 2013) (citing Miss. Bar v. Shelton, 855 So. 2d 444,
445 (Miss. 2003)). The Bar carries “the burden of proving an attorney’s misconduct by clear
and convincing evidence.” Id. (citing Shelton, 855 So. 2d at 445).
DISCUSSION
¶4. This Court enjoys “exclusive and inherent jurisdiction of matters and proceedings
pertaining to attorney discipline[.]” Miss. R. Discipline 1. “Whenever any attorney subject
to the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Court shall be convicted in any court of any state . . .
of any felony . . . a certified copy of the judgment of conviction . . . shall be conclusive
evidence thereof. The Court shall . . . order his immediate suspension from the practice of
law.” Miss. R. Discipline 6(a). Carr’s felony conviction, as certified to this Court, meets the
stated standard for Carr’s immediate suspension from the practice of law in Mississippi.
CONCLUSION
¶5. This Court orders the immediate suspension of Charlie A. Carr from the practice of
law in Mississippi under Rule 6(a) of the Rules of Discipline for the Mississippi State Bar.
¶6. CHARLIE A. CARR IS SUSPENDED FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW.
RANDOLPH, C.J., KING AND COLEMAN, P.JJ., ISHEE, GRIFFIS AND
SULLIVAN, JJ., CONCUR.
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