Past Presidents from 1947 to Present:
| J. H. Drummie * | 1947-49 |
| A. B. Gilbert, K.C. *i | 1949-51 |
| J. A. Pichette, Q.C. * | 1951-53 |
| G. F. Nicholson, Q.C. * | 1953-55 |
| R. D. Mitton, Q.C. * | 1955-57 |
| M. Gerald Teed, Q.C. * | 1957-59 |
| F. Dodd Tweedie, Q.C. * | 1959-61 |
| Charles J. A. Hughes, Q.C. * | 1961-63 |
| J. Edward Murphy, Q.C. * | 1963-65 |
| J. Paul Barry, Q.C. *ii | 1965-66 |
| A. McF. Limerick * | 1966-67 |
| Charles E. Léger, Q.C. * | 1967-69 |
| Donald M. Gillis, Q.C. * | 1969-71 |
| George A. McAllister, Q.C. (Sr.) * | 1971-73 |
| John P. Palmer, Q.C. * | 1973-75 |
| G. Irving Mitton, Q.C. * | 1975-77 |
| Weldon Graser, Q.C. * | 1977-79 |
| Robert C. Rice, Q.C. * | 1979-81 |
| J. Turney Jones, Q.C. *iii | 1981 |
| G. Fred Nicholson, K.C. | 1981-82 |
| David T. Hashey, K.C. iv | 1982-83 |
| The Honourable Joseph C. A. Michaud | 1983-84 |
| The Honourable Hugh H. McLellan | 1984-85 |
| J. Fernand Landry. Q.C. * | 1985-86 |
| D. Leslie Smith, K.C. | 1986-87 |
| James E. Lockyer. K.C. v | 1987 |
| A. David Case, K.C. | 1987-89 |
| Harry H. Williamson, K.C. | 1989-90 |
| David M. Lutz, K.C. | 1990-91 |
| François M. Angers, K.C. | 1991-92 |
| R. Bruce Eddy, K.C. | 1992-93 |
| Raymond F. Glennie. K.C. | 1993-94 |
| David H. McIntyre, Q.C. * | 1994-95 |
| Sherron Hughes, Q.C. *vi | 1995-96 |
| Peter T. Zed, K.C. | 1996-97 |
| Gilles J. Godbout, K.C. | 1997-98 |
| J. Christopher Nagle, K.C. | 1998-99 |
| The Honourable Julian A. G. Dickson | 1999-00 |
| The Honourable Charles A. LeBlond | 2000-01 |
| Charles H. Johnstone, K.C. | 2001-02 |
| E. Emerson Mills, K.C. | 2002-03 |
| The Honourable J. C. Marc Richard vii | 2003 |
| Bruce A. Noble, K.C. | 2003-05 |
| Jeffrey L. Mockler, K.C. | 2005-06 |
| G. Robert Basque, K.C. | 2006-07 |
| Maria Henheffer, K.C. | 2007-08 |
| The Honourable E. Thomas Christie | 2008-09 |
| David R. Ames, K.C. | 2009-10 |
| The Honourable Marie-Claude Bélanger-Richard viii | 2010-11 |
| Mark A. Canty, K.C. | 2011-12 |
| Richard J. Scott, Q.C. * | 2012-13 |
| John B. Malone, K.C. | 2013-14 |
| Hélène L. Beaulieu, K.C., FCIP | 2014-15 |
| Robert M. Creamer, K.C. | 2015-16 |
| George P. L. Filliter, K.C. | 2016-17 |
| Luc C. Marcoux, K.C. | 2017-18 |
| Christian E. Michaud, K.C. | 2018-19 |
| The Honourable Scott A. Brittain | 2019-20 |
| Richard A. Williams, K.C. | 2020-21 |
| Carly J. Parish, K.C. | 2021-22 |
| Justin Robichaud, K.C. | 2022-23 |
| Catherine Fawcett, K.C. | 2023-24 |
* Deceased
i Mr. Gilbert, K.C., served as President of the Conference of Governing Bodies of the Legal Profession in Canada (the predecessor to the Federation of Law Societies of Canada) in 1955.
ii On April 26, 1966, Mr. Barry, Q.C., was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, Queen's Bench Division.
iii On July 23, 1981, Mr. Jones, Q.C., was appointed a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, Trial Division.
iv Mr. Hashey, Q.C., served as President of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in 1990-1991.
v Elected the MLA for Moncton West in the 1987 General Election. On October 27, 1987, Mr. Lockyer was appointed Attorney General of New Brunswick and Minister of Justice.
vi Ms. (Hughes) Dickson, K.C., served as President of the Federation of the Law Societies of Canada in 2002-2003.
vii On October 28, 2003, Mr. Richard, K.C., was appointed a Judge of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick.
viii Mrs. Bélanger-Richard, K.C., served as President of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in 2013-2014.