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| CHAIRMAN | STATE | DATE ELECTED |
|---|---|---|
| Hon. J.M. Braude | Illinois | |
| Hon. Edward P. Mulrooney | New York | June, 1934 |
| Hon. D. Frederick Burnett | New Jersey | January, 1935 |
| Hon. David R. Arundel | Minnesota | November, 1935 |
Hon. George E. Eppley **Elected by Executive Committee to fill unexpected term of Arundel | Ohio | July, 1936 |
Hon. William M. Hayes | Massachusetts | July, 1937 |
| Hon. Michael F. Costello | Rhode Island | July, 1938 |
| PRESIDENT | STATE | DATE ELECTED |
| Hon. Arthur S. Smith | Illinois | March, 1939 |
| Hon. Bert Ford | Texas | May, 1940 |
| Hon. Hugh A. Barnhart | Indiana | June, 1941 |
| Hon. J. Norman Peterson | Minnesota | June, 1942 |
| Hon. Arthur C. Burtnett | Massachusetts | 1942 |
| Hon. George M. Stout | California | June, 1943 |
| Hon. James E. McEachen | Nebraska | July, 1944 |
| Hon. Earl G. Haskins | Minnesota | October, 1945 |
| Hon. Frederick J. Motte | Rhode Island | June, 1946 |
| Hon. Arthur C. Burtnett | Massachusetts | 1946 |
| Hon. Walter F. Morrison | Colorado | May, 1947 |
| Hon. John F. O'Connell | New York | May, 1948 |
| Hon. Edgar S. Stayer | Delaware | May, 1949 |
| Hon. Erwin B. Hock | New Jersey | May, 1950 |
| Hon. James S. Daneker | Rhode Island | April, 1951 |
| Hon. Roger V. Laynor | Maryland | April, 1952 |
| Hon. Dudley C. Ericson | Minnesota | May, 1953 |
| Hon. Coke R. Stevenson, Jr. | Texas | May, 1954 |
| Hon. James H. Sullivan | South Carolina | May, 1955 |
| Hon. Nathan B. Pont | Nebraska | April, 1956 |
| Hon. T. Emmet Claire | Connecticut | May, 1957 |
| Hon. Hollis M. Ketchum | Missouri | May, 1958 |
| Hon. William Howe Davis | New Jersey | May, 1959 |
| Hon. William H. Lucas | Hawaii | May, 1960 |
| Hon. Malcolm B. Harris | California | May, 1961 |
| Hon. Floyd Murphy | Tennessee | May, 1962 |
| Hon. Ted R. Christy | Arkansas | 1962 |
| Hon. Raymond J. Eagan, Sr. | Connecticut | June, 1963 |
| Hon. Ellisworth O. Jones | Wisconsin | June, 1964 |
| Hon. Harold Moberly | Kentucky | April, 1965 |
| Hon. Byron A. Anderson | Colorado | May, 1966 |
| Hon. Winston S. Miyahira | Hawaii | May, 1967 |
| Hon. W.N. "Ben" Clemons | Florida | May, 1968 |
| Hon. Max Brookens | South Dakota | May, 1969 |
| Hon. William J. O'Brien, Jr. | Connecticut | May, 1970 |
| Hon. Sidney J. Pratt | South Carolina | May, 1971 |
| Hon. Edward J. Kirby | California | June, 1972 |
| Hon. Elizabeth Z. Fryer | Tennessee | June, 1973 |
| Hon. James C. Harkins | Delaware | May, 1974 |
| Hon. Joseph V. Novak | Minnesota | June, 1975 |
| Hon. John W. Crimmins | Kentucky | June, 1976 |
| Hon. Carlos L. Jaramillo | New Mexico | June, 1977 |
| Hon. James D. Sims | Indiana | June, 1978 |
| Hon. Ed Vaughn | Georgia | June, 1979 |
| Hon. Edgar W. Soderman | Arizona | June, 1980 |
| Hon. Joseph Lerner | New Jersey | June, 1981 |
| Hon. Charles A. Nuzum | Florida | June, 1982 |
| Hon. Thomas J. Kennedy | Kansas | June, 1983 |
| Hon. Hugh B. Marius | New York | June, 1984 |
| Hon. W.S. "Sherman" McBeath | Texas | June, 1985 |
| Hon. Eugene T. Carson | Hawaii | June, 1986 |
| Hon. John K. Kneafsey | Illinois | June, 1987 |
| Hon. Terrence R. Flynn | New York | June, 1988 |
| Hon. Roger M. Morris | Colorado | June, 1989 |
| Hon. Charles E. Smarr | Missouri | June, 1990 |
| Hon. William R. Pyle | Maryland | June, 1991 |
| Hon. Robert S. Moore, Jr. | Arkansas | June, 1992 |
| Hon. Valentine K. Hataishi | Hawaii | June, 1993 |
| Hon. Irving J. Koppel | Illinois | June, 1994 |
| Hon. Charles W. Ehart | Maryland | June, 1995 |
| Hon. David C. Reitz | Colorado | June, 1996 |
| Hon. Bernie Norwood | Kansas | June, 1997 |
| Hon. Randy Yarbrough | Texas | June, 1998 |
| Hon. Gerald C. Langlais | Connecticut | June, 1999 |
| Hon. Franklyn L. Silva | Hawaii | June, 2000 |
| Hon. Forrest D. Chapman | Nebraska | June, 2001 |
| Hon. Murphy J. Painter | Louisiana | June, 2002 |
| Hon. Jeffery J. Greer | Rhode Island | June, 2003 |
| Hon. Lillian Martinez | New Mexico | June, 2004 |
| Hon. Lynn Walding | Iowa | June, 2005 |
| Hon. Lou Bright | Texas | June, 2006 |
| Hon. John H. Cordrey | Delaware | June, 2007 |
| Hon. Eric Honma | Hawaii-County of Kauai | June, 2008 |
| Hon. Hobert Rupe | Nebraska | June, 2009 |
| Hon. Shari Danielle Elks | Tennessee | June, 2010 |
| Hon. William A. Kelley, Jr. | Massachusetts | June, 2011 |
| Hon. Rick Garza | Washington | June, 2012 |
| Hon. Anne Hutchison | North Dakota | June, 2013 |
| Hon. Robert S. Hill, III | Alabama | June, 2014 |
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Hon. Jerry W. Waters, Sr. | Pennsylvania | June, 2015 |
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Hon. Matthew D. Botting | California | June, 2016 |
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Hon. A. Keith Burt | Oklahoma | June, 2017 |
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Hon. Jeffrey A. Kelly | Maryland | June, 2018 |
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Hon. Teri L. Quimby | Michigan | June, 2019 |
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Hon. Anna C. Hirai **Elected by Executive Committee to fill unexpired term of Quimby | Hawaii | June, 2020 |
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Hon. Thomas R. Philpot | Florida | June, 2021 |
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Hon. Stephanie Strauss | Iowa | June, 2022 |
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Hon. Travis Hill | Virginia | June, 2023 |
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Hon. Ernest P. Legier, Jr. **Elected by Executive Committee to fill unexpired term of Hill | Louisiana | June, 2024 |