Maxine Mackler Chesney (born October 29, 1942) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

- Gender
- Female
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco (appointed and subsequently elected)Judge · 1983–1995
- San Francisco [California] Municipal CourtJudge · 1979–1983
- San Francisco, CaliforniaOffice of the District Attorney · 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
Appointments
1995–2009 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, School of LawJ.D. · 1967
- University of California, BerkeleyB.A. · 1964