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Maxine Mackler Chesney (born October 29, 1942) is a

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United States district judge of the

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Early life and education

Chesney was born on October 29, 1942 in San Francisco, California.Jason Hoppin
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''The Recorder'' (August 5, 2003). She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964 and a

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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 career

Municipal court judge

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.

Federal judicial service

In 1994, Chesney was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the

vacated by John P. Vukasin, Jr., but the United 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 took senior status on June 30, 2009.

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