Chesney, Maxine M. Born 1942 in San Francisco, CA 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 Trial attorney, 1968-1969 Senior trial attorney, 1969-1971 Principal trial attorney, 1971-1976 Head trial attorney, 1976 Assistant chief deputy, 1976-1979 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 Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1994; Senate took no action Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Female