CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The honorable Judge Richard Fields was remembered at his funeral Monday after impacting areas of law, faith and politics during his 103 years of life. Born, raised, and now ...

“He was the biggest tree in the legal forest in Charleston and we all benefited from his shade.” — James Island, South Carolina Magistrate Frank McCann. Circuit Judge Richard Fields, who enjoyed a ...

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor spoke with Fields at a 2013 conference. Photo courtesy Riley Institute at Furman University. When retired Circuit Court Judge Richard Fields ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The first Black elected judicial official in the Southeast, Richard Fields, died on Friday, according to a colleague. A native of Charleston, Fields was an alumnus of Burke ...

Judge Richard E. Fields, a native of Charleston and a kindhearted, trailblazing giant in the South Carolina legal community, died on March 3, aged 103. Born to an illiterate father and a mother with a ...

Retired Circuit Judge Richard E. Fields, whose successful career as a giant in the Charleston legal community was only surpassed by his kindness and generosity to others, died March 3 at the age of ...

CHARLESTON S.C. (WCIV) — Judge Richard Fields was the first Black judge to open a law office in Charleston in 1949. He passed away on March 3, 2023. A Celebration of Life for Judge Fields will be held ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Charleston city leaders gathered on Thursday to honor Judge Richard E. Fields by renaming theMunicipal Courtroom in his honor. The Charleston native, now 102 years old, was ...

Circuit Judge Richard Fields, who enjoyed a long and successful career in the Charleston legal community, passed away on March 3. He was 103. Born and raised in Charleston, Fields was the first Black ...