Carter graduated cum laude in 2022 from Florida State University College of Law, where he was a staff editor of the Florida State University Law Review and writing and research editor of the Journal of Transnational Law & Policy. He was a competitor on the Jessup International Law Moot Court team.
In 2018, Carter earned his bachelor of science in political science, summa cum laude, from the Kennesaw State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Before law school, Carter worked in management for a large corporate business in the implementation and design of a new hospitality venture.