Maxine M. Chesney

Maxine Mackler Chesney
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
In office May 10, 1995 – June 30, 2009
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	John P. Vukasin, Jr.
Succeeded by	Richard G. Seeborg
Personal details
Born	October 29, 1942 (1942-10-29) (age 69) San Francisco, California
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley (B.A.) University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D.)

Maxine Mackler Chesney (born October 29, 1942) is a United States federal judge.

Early life and education

Chesney was born on October 29, 1942 in San Francisco, California.^[1][2] Chesney received a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1967. She was an Attorney, Office of the San Francisco District Attorney, California from 1968 to 1979. She was a Trial attorney from 1968 to 1969. She was a Senior trial attorney from 1969 to 1971. She was a Principal trial attorney from 1971 to 1976. She was a Head trial attorney in 1976. She was an Assistant chief deputy from 1976 to 1979.

Judicial service

Chesney was a judge on the San Francisco Municipal Court, California from 1979 to 1983. She was a judge on the Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco, appointed and subsequently elected from 1983 to 1995. Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1994; Senate took no action.

Chesney was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Chesney was nominated by President Bill Clinton on January 24, 1995, to a seat vacated by John P. Vukasin, Jr.. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 8, 1995, and received her commission on May 10, 1995.

References

1. ^ Jason Hoppin, Judicial Profile: Maxine Chesney, The Recorder (August 5, 2003).
2. ^ Maxine M. Chesney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Maxine M. Chesney at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Persondata
Name	Chesney, Maxine M.
Alternative names
Short description	United States federal judge
Date of birth	October 29, 1942
Place of birth	San Francisco, California
Date of death
Place of death