Hall of Fame Inductee
Honorable Earnest Finney, Jr.
Claflin University
About
Ernest A. Finney Jr., a Claflin University graduate, was the first African American chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He earlier defended sit-in students and served in the South Carolina House.
Accomplishments
- First African American chief justice of South Carolina.
- Civil-rights lawyer and former state representative.
- Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 1988.
Year of award
1988
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Government and Law.