Biography

On January 1, 2025, Brandon Carter took the oath of office as Prosecuting Attorney for the 4th Judicial District, comprised of both Washington County and Madison County. Brandon had been appointed to the position on November 13, 2024 by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to complete the two remaining years on previous Prosecuting Attorney Matt Durrett’s term, as Durrett was elected to the bench as a Circuit Judge in 2025.

A native of Northeastern Oklahoma, Brandon obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in 1999, graduating cum laude.  After a brief period working as a State Trooper in Oklahoma, Brandon and his wife Tay Sha relocated to Northwest Arkansas in 2001, where Brandon obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2005.

Brandon and his wife Tay Sha make their home in west Springdale, where his two daughters Ainslee and Maggie attend Springdale Public Schools.  Until 2018, Tay Sha worked as an Associate Dean for Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC), where in 2013 she was named one of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s “40 under 40” for her work in the college administration.  Today, Tay Sha’s volunteer duties as a band booster for the Har-Ber Wildcat Band and as a team manager for the Arkansas Comets Futbol Club keep her involved in the community on behalf of their daughters.   

2025 marks Brandon’s 20th year as a prosecutor in Northwest Arkansas.  Upon graduation from law school, Brandon joined the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the 19th Judicial District-West in Benton County, prosecuting all manner of felony offenses over the next eight years.  Among Brandon’s most noteworthy accomplishments in Benton County was his work as a member of the trial team in capital murder cases State of Arkansas vs. Brandon Eugene Lacy and State of Arkansas vs. Michael Shane Winters.

In 2012, Brandon was hired by the United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas and commissioned as an Assistant United States Attorney. For the bulk of Brandon’s time as a federal prosecutor, he served as the Lead Task Force Attorney for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), managing the investigation and prosecution of the most complex drug trafficking and money laundering crimes in the Western District of Arkansas.

As an AUSA, Brandon is a three-time recipient of the FBI Director’s Award, receiving the commendation in 2017, 2020, and 2022.  In 2024, Brandon was honored with receipt of the DEA Administrator’s Award for his work as an AUSA.  Among Brandon’s most noteworthy accomplishments as an AUSA was his work as lead counsel in United States vs. Anthony Boen, obtaining the conviction and imprisonment of the Franklin County, Arkansas Sheriff for the excessive and unnecessary use of force on inmates in his custody at the Franklin County Jail.

Brandon will serve as Prosecuting Attorney for the 4th Judicial District until December 31, 2026.  During his time as Prosecuting Attorney, it is his goal to pursue justice fairly and professionally for the citizens of Washington and Madison Counties.