--- title: "Wilson Fields | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wilson-fields-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-o-la" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Wilson Fields Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court · Judge ## Profile - Court: Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court - State: Louisiana - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-26 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - 2025–present – Judge, 2nd District, Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal - Judge Wilson E. Fields is a Democratic Party judge serving as Chief Judge of the 19th Judicial District Court in Louisiana and, since March 2025, as Judge for the 2nd District of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal - Former role – Judge, Division O, 19th Judicial District Court (2001–2025) - Judge, Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court, Section 1, Division O, Parish of East Baton Rouge - 2001 to 2025 - Chief Judge, 19th Judicial District Court – Assumed office July 1, 2024, after previously serving as Chief Judge from 2019 to 2022 - Judge, Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court - 2020 to 2022 - He also served as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer in the Louisiana Army National Guard and as a private practice lawyer ### Education - Tulane University — LL.M. (2003) - Southern University Law Center — J.D. (1994) - Southern University — B.S., Business Management, 1991 ### Additional information - 2024–present – Chief Judge, 19th JDC - Judge, 2nd District, Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal – Elected March 19, 2025, term ends December 31, 2030 - resignation effective Feb 28 2025. - reelected July 2024 for another term. - Served as Chief Judge 2020-2022. - 2019–2022 – Chief Judge, 19th JDC - Elected October 2001. - State Senator District 15 — Louisiana State Senate - 1995 to 2001 - He served on the Baton Rouge City Council at age 23, became Chairman of the Capital Improvements Committee, and later was elected Louisiana State Senator for District 15 in 1995, serving two terms. - Council Member, Baton Rouge City Council — City of Baton Rouge - 1991 to 1995 - featured in Ebony Magazine 30 Most Influential Young Black Leaders (Nov 1994). - Capitol Senior High School — 1986 - Wilson Fields was born November 27, 1968 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. - founded Complex Litigation Section and presiding judge over Complex Litigation Section. - Chairman, Finance and Executive Committee — Baton Rouge City Council - Dean's List - President, Student Government Association (SGA) senior year - Student Member, Louisiana Board of Regents - Fields is a member of the Greater New Guide Baptist Church and a Life Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.. - He has two sons, Wilson Eric Fields and Wesley Earl Fields ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic or photographic presentation of evidence Scope: statewide Louisiana trial judges may authorize electronic or photographic means for presenting evidence, preserving the record, counsel use, or judicial-administration purposes. Evidence excerpt: A trial judge may authorize ... the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### broadcast recording photography Scope: statewide Louisiana judges generally prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing courtroom proceedings unless a Canon 3A(9) exception applies. Evidence excerpt: a judge shall prohibit broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate extended media coverage Scope: statewide Louisiana appellate courts may permit extended media coverage in public appellate proceedings, subject to the authority of the court and presiding judge or panel. Evidence excerpt: An appellate court may permit broadcasting, televising, recording, and taking photographs of public judicial proceedings [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/wilson-fields/) - [Official roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/wilson-fields/) - [Louisiana Judiciary public directory official judicial roster](https://www.louisianajudiciary.com/judges/wilson-fields/) - [Louisiana Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 3A(9)](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wilson-fields-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-o-la) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://hdlegisuite.brla.gov/attachments/2024/legislation_45AD0859.pdf) - [Supplied Louisiana biography research](https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2025/22-JML-2025-Proclamation.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wilson-fields-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-o-la", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/wilson-fields-judge-louisiana-19th-judicial-district-court-section-1-division-o-la", "name": "Wilson Fields | KnowJudges", "description": "Wilson Fields, Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.lasc.org/Court_Rules?p=CJC). Collected 2026-07-26.