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Maxine M. Chesney
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Maxine M. Chesney serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed May 8, 1995. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- May 8, 1995
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1942
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaWilliam J. Clinton · May 8, 1995
Education
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A., 1964
- University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D., 1967
Career
Office of the District Attorney, San Francisco, 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 [California] Municipal Court, 1979-1983; Judge, Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco (appointed and subsequently elected), 1983-1995
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