Maxine M. Chesney | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2009 | |
| Judge of theUnited 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 Seeborg |
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| Born | Maxine Sharon Kurtz[1] (1942-10-29)October 29, 1942 (age 83)[1] San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA,JD) |
Maxine Mackler Chesney (born October 29, 1942) is aseniorUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Chesney was born on October 29, 1942, inSan Francisco,California.[2][3] She received aBachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of California, Berkeley in 1964 and aJuris Doctor from theUniversity 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.
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.
In 1994, Chesney was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated byJohn P. Vukasin Jr., but theUnited States Senate took no action on the nomination. However, President Clinton successfully resubmitted the nomination on January 24, 1995, and Chesney was confirmed by the Senate on May 8, 1995, receiving her commission on May 10, 1995. She assumedsenior status on June 30, 2009.[3]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of California 1995–2009 | Succeeded by |