Past Presidents

ALA salutes our
Past Presidents

2020 - Current
  • Leon Hampton 2020-2021
  • Angeline Jackson Sperling 2021-2022
  • Angela E. Kennedy 2022-2023
  • Samuel K. Ford 2023-2024
  • Justice Oscar W. Adams, Jr. 1972-1973 (deceased)
  • J. Cooper 1973-1974
  • Hank Sanders 1974-1975
  • Fred Gray, Sr. 1975-1976
  • Senator Michael A. Figures 1976-1977 (deceased)
  • Retired U. S. Northern District of Alabama Chief Judge U. W. Clemon 1977-1979
  • Henry L. Thompson 1979-1980
  • Judge Vanzetta Penn McPherson 1980-1981
  • L. Chestnut, Jr. 1981-1983 (deceased)
  • Jock Smith 1983-1984 (deceased)
  • Judge David Barnes 1984-1985 (deceased)
  • Brenda Montgomery Pompey 1985-1986
  • Rose Sanders 1986-1987
  • Robert Turner 1987-1988
  • Former Justice John H. England Jr. 1988-1989
  • Judge Eugene R. Verin 1989-1990
  • LaVeeda Morgan Battle 1990-1991
  • Judge M. Lynn Sherrod 1991-1992
  • Former Justice Ralph Cook 1992-1993
  • Deborah B. Walker 1993-1994
  • Gerrilyn V. Grant 1994-1995
  • Yvonne A. H. Saxon 1995-1996
  • Torri Adams Burks 1996-1997
  • Fred D. Gray Jr. 1997-1998
  • Launice P. Sills 1998-1999
  • Daisy M. Holder 1999-2000
  • Sandra H. Lewis 2000-2001
  • Robert A. Jones, Jr. 2001-2002 (deceased)
  • LaBarron N. Boone 2002-2003
  • Karen Mastin Laneaux 2003-2004
  • Janet M. Akers 2004-2005
  • Charles Brooks 2005-2006
  • Kendall C. Dunson 2006-2007
  • Judge Elisabeth French 2007-2008
  • Rodney F. Barganier 2008-2009
  • Tamula Yelling 2009-2010
  • Larry Golston 2010-2011
  • Navan Ward, Jr. 2011-2012
  • Kimberly Kelley 2012-2013
  • Carthenia Jefferson 2013-2014
  • Mark Debro  2014-2015
  • Danielle Ward Mason 2015-2016
  • Latisha Rhodes Davis 2016-2017
  • Stephanie A. Hunter 2017-2018
  • Marcus Maples 2018-2019
  • Glenda Freeman 2019-2020