Maxine Chesney

Federal Judicial Service:

• Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
• Nominated by William J. Clinton on January 24, 1995, to a seat vacated by John P. Vukasin, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on May 8, 1995, and received commission on May 10, 1995. Assumed senior status on June 30, 2009.

Education:

• University of California, Berkeley, B.A., 1964
• University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1967

Professional Career:

• Attorney, Office of the San Francisco District Attorney, California, 1968-1979 
• Judge, San Francisco Municipal Court, California, 1979-1983
• Judge, Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco, appointed and subsequently elected, 1983-1995