Why did Carisi move to homicide?

He was hired specifically to prosecute sex crimes, a special field that gets its own prosecutors and set of detectives. His transfer to homicide made for good drama but wasn’t particularly realistic.

When did Carisi become ADA?

As you’ll recall, when we first met Carisi in Season 16, he joined the squad as a detective but attended then-ADA Rafael Barba’s (Raúl Esparza) trials. In the Season 21 premiere, Carisi made the move to the DA’s office.

Does Carisi become a lawyer?

A.D.A. Dominick “Sonny” Carisi, Jr. is a former detective at the Manhattan Special Victims Unit. He is currently an assistant district attorney and in a relationship with Amanda Rollins.

What happened to Carisi on Law & Order?

While Rollins and Carisi were in “just friends” territory for quite some time, this all came to a head when Carisi received a promotion to become the assistant district attorney, forcing him to leave the SVU.