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After law school, Womack taught for a year at the [[Thurgood Marshall]] School of Law in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] and then engaged in private practice for two years.  In 1978, he was named research assistant for Judge Truman Roberts of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. In 1982, when Judge Roberts retired,  Womack became an assistant district attorney in Travis County. From 1987 to 1997, he was the first assistant district attorney in Williamson County, his last position until he joined the Court of Criminal Appeals. Since 1983, he has been an adjunct [[professor]] at the University of Texas School of Law; he wrote a casebook on Texas criminal procedure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/judge-paul-womack.aspx|title=Judge Paul Womack|publisher=txcourts.gov|accessdate=December 17, 2014}}</ref>

After law school, Womack taught for a year at the [[Thurgood Marshall]] School of Law in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] and then engaged in private practice for two years.  In 1978, he was named research assistant for Judge Truman Roberts of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. In 1982, when Judge Roberts retired,  Womack became an assistant district attorney in Travis County. From 1987 to 1997, he was the first assistant district attorney in Williamson County, his last position until he joined the Court of Criminal Appeals. Since 1983, he has been an adjunct [[professor]] at the University of Texas School of Law; he wrote a casebook on Texas criminal procedure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.txcourts.gov/cca/about-the-court/judges/judge-paul-womack.aspx|title=Judge Paul Womack|publisher=txcourts.gov|accessdate=December 17, 2014}}</ref>

In the Republican [[primary]] for the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1992, Womack led a five-candidate field for the Place 2 seat. He polled 214,415 votes (31.8 percent) and was placed in a runoff contest with Pat Barber, who finished in a second place with polled 148,764 (22.1 percent), less than a thousand votes above that of the third-placed candidate.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 12, 1992.</ref> In the second round of balloting with a low turnout Womack prevailed over Barber, 148, 135 votes (66.9 percent) to 73,129 (33.1 percent).<ref>Secretary of State, Republican runoff election returns, April 1992.</ref> In the November [[general election]], Womack defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Charles Holcomb, 2,721,048 votes (53.5 percent) to 2,368,192 (46.5 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 5, 2002.</ref>

In the Republican [[primary]] for the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1992, Womack led a five-candidate field for the Place 2 seat. He polled 214,415 votes (31.8 percent) and was placed in a runoff contest with Pat Barber, who finished in a second place with polled 148,764 (22.1 percent), less than a thousand votes above that of the third-placed candidate.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns, March 12, 1992.</ref> In the second round of balloting with a low turnout Womack prevailed over Barber, 148 135 votes (66.9 percent) to 73,129 (33.1 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican runoff election returns, April 1992.</ref> In the November [[general election]], Womack defeated the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Charles Holcomb, 2,721,048 votes (53.5 percent) to 2,368,192 (46.5 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns, November 5, 2002.</ref>

In 2000, Womack's wife, Sally L. Ray, ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to join her husband as a member of the Court of Criminal Appeals. She finished in fourth place in the contest for the Place 2 seat with 131,609 votes (17.1 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican runoff election returns, 2000.</ref> Womack's colleague on the court, Barbara Hervey of [[San Antonio]], went on to win the seat.

In 2000, Womack's wife, Sally L. Ray, ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to join her husband as a member of the Court of Criminal Appeals. She finished in fourth place in the contest for the Place 2 seat with 131,609 votes (17.1 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican runoff election returns, 2000.</ref> Womack's colleague on the court, Barbara Hervey of [[San Antonio]], went on to win the seat.