List of presidents of the American Bar Association

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This list of the presidents of the American Bar Association includes all presidents of the association, which was formed in 1878 to represent the interests of lawyers, and create and maintain a code of ethics. Since 1923, the ABA has accredited law schools. The American Bar Association is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States.

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The association comprises 410,000 members, who are represented by a House of Delegates, the organization's primary body, which acts to create and adopt new policies and recommendations pertaining to the practice of law. The House of Delegates and the association itself are headed by the President, who generally serves a one-year term.

Presidents

The organization's seventh president, John W. Stevenson, served from 1884 to 1885. John Stevenson.jpg
The organization's seventh president, John W. Stevenson, served from 1884 to 1885.
One of its co-founders, Henry Hitchcock, was also the A.B.A.'s twelfth president, serving from 1889 to 1890. Henry Hitchcock (1829-1902).jpg
One of its co-founders, Henry Hitchcock, was also the A.B.A.'s twelfth president, serving from 1889 to 1890.
Charles F. Manderson was the association's president in 1900. Charles F. Manderson - Brady-Handy.jpg
Charles F. Manderson was the association's president in 1900.
William Howard Taft is better known as President of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. William Howard Taft - Harris and Ewing.jpg
William Howard Taft is better known as President of the United States and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Chester Isaiah Long was formerly a member of both the US House of Representatives and Senate from the state of Kansas. Chester Isaiah Long.jpg
Chester Isaiah Long was formerly a member of both the US House of Representatives and Senate from the state of Kansas.
After serving as president from 1964 to 1965, Lewis Powell, Jr. became a Supreme Court Justice. US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell - 1976 official portrait.jpg
After serving as president from 1964 to 1965, Lewis Powell, Jr. became a Supreme Court Justice.
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1 James O. Broadhead 1878–1879 Missouri American Bar Association co-founder [1]
2 Benjamin H. Bristow 1879–1880 New York [2]
3 Edward John Phelps 1880–1881Vermont
4 Clarkson Nott Potter 1881–1882New YorkFormer Congressman
5 Alexander Lawton 1882–1883Georgia
6Cortlandt Parker1883–1884New Jersey
7 John W. Stevenson 1884–1885KentuckyGovernor/Senator
8 William Allen Butler 1885–1886New York
9 Thomas J. Semmes 1886–1887Louisiana
10 George G. Wright 1887–1888Iowaformer Senator
11 David Dudley Field 1888–1889New York
12 Henry Hitchcock 1889–1890MissouriAmerican Bar Association co-founder [3]
13 Simeon E. Baldwin 1890–1891Connecticut
14 John Forrest Dillon 1891–1892New York
15 John Randolph Tucker 1892–1893Virginia [4]
16 Thomas Cooley 1893–1894Michigan
17 James C. Carter 1894–1895New York
18 Moorfield Storey 1895–1896Massachusetts
19James M. Woolworth1896–1897Nebraska
20 William Wirt Howe 1897–1898Louisiana
21 Joseph H. Choate 1898–1899New York|
22 Charles F. Manderson 1899–1900Nebraskaformer Senator [5]
23 Edmund Wetmore 1900–1901New York [6]
24 U.M. Rose 1901–1902Arkansas
25Francis Rawle1902-1903Pennsylvania
26James Hagerman1902–1903Missouri [3]
27 Henry St. George Tucker, III 1904–1905Virginia [7]
28George R. Peck1905–1906Illinois [8]
29 Alton B. Parker 1906–1907New York [9]
30 Jacob M. Dickinson 1907–1908Illinoisfuture United States Secretary of War
31 Frederick William Lehmann 1908–1910MissouriFuture US Solicitor General [3]
32 Charles F. Libby 1909-1910Maine
33 Edgar Howard Farrar 1910–1911 Louisiana [10]
34 Stephen S. Gregory 1911-1912Illinois
35 Frank B. Kellogg 1912–1913MinnesotaFuture US Secretary of State
36 William Howard Taft 1913–1914District of ColumbiaFormer US President
Future US Supreme Court Chief Justice
37 Peter W. Meldrim 1914-1915Georgia
38 Elihu Root 1915-1916New York
39 George Sutherland 1916–1917UtahFuture US Supreme Court Justice
40Walter George Smith1917–1918Pennsylvania
41GeorgeT.Page1918-1919Illinois
42 Hampton L. Carson 1919–1921Pennsylvania [11]
43William A. Biount1920-1921Florida
44 Cordenio A. Severance 1921–1922Minnesota
45 John W. Davis 1922-1923New York
46R. E. L. Saner1923-1924Texas
47 Charles E. Hughes 1925–1926New YorkFuture US Supreme Court Chief Justice
48 Chester Isaiah Long 1926-1927Kansas
49 Charles S. Whitman 1926-1927New York
50 Silas H. Strawn 1927-1928Illinois
51Gurney E. Newlin1928-1929California
52Henry Upson Sims1929-1930Alabama
53Josiah Marvel1930-1931Delaware
54Charles A. Boston1930-1931New York
55Guy A. Thompson1931-1932Missouri
56Clarence E. Martin1932-1933West Virginia
57Earle W. Evans1933-1934Kansas
58 Scott M. Loftin 1934–1935Florida
59William L. Ransom1935–1936New York
60 Frederick Harold Stinchfield 1936–1937Minnesota [12]
61 Arthur T. Vanderbilt 1937–1938New Jersey
62 Frank J. Hogan 1938–1939District of Columbia
63Charles A. Beardsley1939–1940California
64 Jacob M. Lashley 1940–1941Missouri
65Walter P. Armstrong1941–1942Tennessee
66George Maurice Morris1942–1943District of Columbia
67 Joseph W. Henderson 1943–1944Pennsylvania
68David A. Simmons1944–1945Texas
69 Willis Smith 1945–1946North Carolina
70Carl B. Rix1946–1947Wisconsin
71Tappan Gregory1947–1948Illinois
72 Frank E. Holman 1948–1949District of Columbia
73Harold J. Gallagher1949–1950New York
74 Cody Fowler 1950–1951Florida
75Howard L. Barkdull1951–1952Ohio
76 Robert G. Storey 1952–1953Texas
77 William James Jameson 1953–1954Montana
78 Loyd Wright 1954–1955California
79E. Smythe Gambrell1955–1956Georgia
80 David Farrow Maxwell 1956–1957Pennsylvania
81Charles S. Rhyne1957–1958District of Columbia
82 Ross L. Malone, Jr. 1958–1959New MexicoFormer Deputy Attorney General, 1952–53
83John D. Randall1959–1960Iowa
84 Whitney N. Seymour, Sr. 1960–1961New YorkFormer Assistant Solicitor General, 1931–33
85John C. Satterfield1961–1962Mississippi
86Sylvester C. Smith, Jr.1962–1963New Jersey
87 Walter E. Craig 1963–1964Arizona
88 Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr. 1964–1965VirginiaFuture US Supreme Court Justice [13]
89Edward W. Kuhn1965–1966Tennessee
90 Orison S. Marden 1966–1967New York
91Earl F. Morris1967–1968Ohio
92William T. Gossett1968–1969Michigan
93 Bernard Segal 1969–1970PennsylvaniaFirst Jewish American president [14]
94Edward L. Wright1970–1971Arkansas
95 Leon Jaworski 1971–1972Texas
96 Robert W. Meserve 1972–1973Massachusetts [15]
97 Chesterfield Smith 1973–1974Florida [16]
98 James D. Fellers 1974–1975Oklahoma
99 Lawrence E. Walsh 1975–1976New York
100Justin A. Stanley1976–1977Illinois
101William B. Spann, Jr.1977–1978Georgia
102S. Shepherd Tate1978–1979Tennessee
103Leonard S. Janofsky1979–1980California
104 William Reece Smith, Jr. 1980–1981Florida [16]
105 David R. Brink 1981–1982Minnesota
106Morris Harrell1982–1983Texas [17]
107Wallace D. Riley1983-1984Michigan
108John C. Shepherd1984-1985Missouri
109William W. Falsgraf1983–1985Ohio [18]
110Eugene C. Thomas1986–1987Idaho
111 Robert MacCrate 1987–1988New York
112Robert D. Raven1988-1989California
113L. Stanley Chauvin, Jr.1988–1989Kentucky
114John J. Curtin, Jr.1990–1991Massachusetts [19]
115 Sandy D'Alemberte 1991–1992FloridaFuture president of FSU [16]
116J. Michael McWilliams1992-1993Maryland
117R. William Ide, III1994–1995Georgia [20]
118George Edward Bushnell Jr.1994–1995Michigan [21]
119 Roberta Cooper Ramo 1995–1996New MexicoFirst female president
 [22]
120N. Lee Cooper1996–1997Alabama [23]
121 Jerome J. Shestack 1997–1998Pennsylvania [24]
122Philip S. Anderson1998-1999Arkansas
123William G. Paul1999–2000Oklahoma [25]
124 Martha W. Barnett 2000–2001Florida [16]
125Robert Edward Hirshon2001–2002Michigan
126Alfred P. Carlton Jr.2002–2003North Carolina
127 Dennis W. Archer 2003–2004MichiganFirst African-American president [25]
128 Robert J. Grey, Jr. 2004–2005Virginia
129 Michael S. Greco 2005–2006MassachusettsFirst foreign-born president [26]
130 Karen J. Mathis 2006–2007Pennsylvania [27]
131 William H. Neukom 2007–2008California [28]
132H. Thomas Wells Jr.2008–2009Alabama [29]
133 Carolyn B. Lamm 2009–2010District of Columbia [30]
134 Stephen N. Zack 2010–2011FloridaFirst Hispanic American president [31]
135William T. Robinson III2011–2012Kentucky [32]
136 Laurel G. Bellows 2012–2013Illinois [33]
137James R. Silkenat2013–2014New York [34]
138 William C. Hubbard 2014–2015South Carolina
139 Paulette Brown 2015–2016New JerseyFirst woman of color [35]
140 Linda Klein 2016–2017Georgia
141Hilarie Bass2017–2018Florida
142Bob Carlson2018-2019Montana
143Judy Perry Martinez2019-2020Louisiana
144Patricia Lee Refo2020-2021Arizona
145Reginald M. Turner2021-2022Michigan
146Deborah Enix-Ross2022-2023New York
147 Mary L. Smith 2023-2024IllinoisFirst Native American (Cherokee) woman president.
148William R. Bay2024-2025Missouri [36]

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