Hall of Fame
Honorary inductee Fields graduated from WVSU in 1944 and entered the Howard University School of Law graduating in 1947. He was admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and in the state of South Carolina in 1948. After his practice began in 1949 in Charleston, S.C., he was the first African-American to open a law office in that city since the early 1900’s and the first to ever become a litigator. Fields was a Municipal Judge for the City of Charleston, a judge of the Family Court of Charleston County, and Judge of the Circuit Courts of South Carolina where he served until his retirement in 1992. In 2000, one of Charleston’s Central Post Offices was named for Fields. Fields has maintained a close relationship with WVSU and has contributed to the ongoing activities of the University. He holds a life membership in the WVSU Alumni Association and the National “W” Club
