Past Presidents of the Law Society

From 1879 to 1949

1879-1881 The Hon. W H Bundey QC MP
1881-1884 The Hon. J W Downer QC MP
1884-1885 The Hon. C C Kingston MP
1885-1887 The Hon. J W Downer QC MP
1887-1889 The Hon. C C Kingston QC MP
1889-1891 The Hon. B A Moulden MP
1891-1892 The Hon. R Homburg MP
1892-1894 The Hon. W F Stock MP
1894-1898 The Rt Hon C C Kingston QC MP
1898-1903 The Hon. Sir J Symon KCMG KC
1903 The Hon. J H Gordon KC MLC
1904 The Hon L von Doussa MLC
1904-1905 The Hon .R Homburg MP
1905-1915 The Hon. Sir J Downer KCMG KC MP
1915-1919 The Hon. Sir J Symon KCMG KC
1919-1921 E B Grundy KC
1921-1926 A W Piper KC
1926-1931 T S O’Halloran KC
1931-1932 H Thomson MC KC
1932-1933 H Mayo KC
1933-1934 F Villeneuve Smith KC
1934-1935 H Mayo KC
1935-1937 G C Ligertwood KC
1937-1939 A J Hannan CMG KC
1939-1941 H Mayo KC
1941-1943 G C Ligertwood KC
1943-1945 The Hon. C L Abbott KC MP
1945-1947 H G Alderman KC
1947-1949 The Hon. Sir D B Ross KC

From 1949 to 1992

1949-1951 E Phillips KC
1951-1952 A M Moulden OBE
1952-1953 K L Ward QC
1953-1955 F E Piper QC
1955-1957 E L Stevens
1957-1959 J L Travers QC
1959-1961 The Hon. D S Hogarth QC
1961-1963 The Hon. C H Bright QC
1963-1965 J N McEwin
1965-1967 The Hon. A K Sangster KC
1967-1969 R N Irwin
1969-1971 B A Magarey MBE
1971-1973 The Hon. S J Jacobs AO QC
1973-1974 C J Thomson OBE CdeG
1974-1975 The Hon. R G Matheson AM KC
1975-1977 The Hon. M F O’Loughlin
1977-1978 P R Morgan
1978-1980 The Hon. E P Mullighan QC
1980-1982 The Hon. D W Bollen QC
1982-1983 The Hon. J W von Doussa AO KC
1983-1984 The Hon. D F Wicks QC
1984-1985 The Hon. J W Perry AO KC
1985-1986 The Hon. T A Worthington AM KC
1986-1987 P A J Herriman RFD
1987-1988 The Hon. R K Burr AM
1988-1989 The Hon. J R Mansfield AM KC
1989-1990 The Hon. B M Debelle AO KC
1990-1991 B E Withers
1991-1992 N W Morcombe KC

From 1992 to 2023

1992-1993 R J Lindquist
1993-1994 S Walsh KC
1994-1995 The Hon. D E Clayton KC
1995-1996 A N Abbott AM
1996-1997 D J Meyer
1997-1998 J M Harley
1998-1999 B J Powell KC
1999-2000 S G Connell
2000-2001 Judicial Registrar M Keith
2001-2002 The Hon. Chief Justice C Kourakis
2002-2003 A B Goode
2003-2004 D G W Howard
2004-2005 A J Ward
2005-2006 D J Eszenyi
2006-2007 Deputy President Judge M J Kelly
2007-2008 G K Feary
2008-2009 J R Goldberg
2009-2010 R P Mellows
2010-2012 R Bönig
2012-2013 S J White
2013-2014 C M Bailes AM
2015 R Perrotta
2016 D R A Caruso
2017 Deputy President Judge A Rossi
2018 T J Mellor
2019 A N Nikolovski
2020 T White
2021 R A Sandford
2022 J S Stewart-Rattray
2023 J R Marsh