He served as a District and Circuit Judge for 26 years presiding over both civil and criminal cases. Judge Fielding is a member of the American Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar Association and the Talladega County Bar Association. He is also admitted to the practice of law in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, the 5th and 11th Federal Judicial Circuits and in the United States Supreme Court. He is also a certified mediator and arbitrator. Prior to his service on the bench, he was a partner in the law firm of Bell, Lang, Bell and Fielding in Sylacauga from 1974 to 1978. During this time he was the Coosa County Prosecutor.