Senior District Judge Maxine M. Chesney
San Francisco Courthouse, Courtroom 7 – 19th Floor450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
Public Hearings
Please click the link below to join webinars (public hearings). If you are a case participant, you will join as an attendee, then you will be brought into the proceeding by court staff.
https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1606261089?pwd=Q3k3SEx5WC9BSm1FSWswOWM4bnB3Zz09
Webinar ID: 160 626 1089
Password: 091644
Join a Webinar by Phone or Other Connection
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a case participant (attorney, party, witness, or other person who will actively participate in the hearing), it is strongly recommended that you join Zoom using the Zoom application rather than by a telephone connection. If you must appear by telephone, the numbers posted for each judge are for the public and are listen-only, so you will need to contact the Courtroom Deputy (CRD) at least one business day before the hearing to request a Zoom invitation (which will be sent via email) in order to join the hearing as a case participant.
Phone: (669) 254-5252 or (646) 828-7666
International numbers: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/advFLxrTkx
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
Non-Public Hearings [Settlement Conferences]
The court will use Zoom Meetings (as opposed to Zoom Webinars) for settlement conferences and other non-public hearings. To join a meeting, click on the link below. You will initially enter a “waiting room” and will be admitted into the meeting by court staff.
https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1609994511?pwd=UStxcTB1VjRnT0VnQ2UzcDFwTVpaQT09
Meeting ID: 160 999 4511
Password: 077625
Join a Meeting by Phone or Other Connection
Phone: (669) 254-5252 US
International numbers: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/ab1UZIdf3Z
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
Please review this important guidance on participating in a Zoom Webinar or Meeting.
View Judge Chesney’s Schedule of Upcoming Proceedings…
View Scheduling Notes…
| Criminal Law & Motion | Wednesdays | 2:15 p.m. |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Law & Motion | Fridays | 9:00 a.m. |
| Case Management Conferences | Fridays | 10:30 a.m. |
| Pretrial Conferences | Tuesdays | 10:00 a.m. or 3:00 p.m. |
| Calendar Clerk & Courtroom Deputy | Tracy Geiger mmccrd@cand.uscourts.gov 415-522-2041 | |
| Civil Case Docketing, Docket Corrections & PDF Follow-ups | See Civil Docketing | |
| Criminal Case Docketing | See Criminal Docketing | |
| Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Inquiries | See Multi-District Litigation | |
| Chambers Email for Proposed Orders | mmcpo@cand.uscourts.gov | |
| Media Inquiries | media@cand.uscourts.gov 415-522-4051 | |
Chambers Copy Requirements
The processing of unnecessary chambers copies wastes resources and burdens the court. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(d)(7), chambers copies should not be submitted unless required by the assigned judge’s standing order or specifically requested by the assigned judge.
Judges’ standing orders may include additional requirements and may differ from the local rules in other particulars. If they are not in agreement, a judge’s standing order supersedes the local rules.
The pertinent parts of Judge Chesney’s standing orders are set forth below:
Lodging Courtesy Copies for Chambers
Timing: Courtesy copies of filed documents shall be mailed via first class mail to the Clerk’s Office on the same day the documents are filed unless the filing is in connection with a hearing to be held within 7 days of the filing, in which case courtesy copies shall be delivered to the Clerk’s Office no later than noon on the court day following the filing.
Format: Courtesy copies shall be submitted in single‐sided format. Any attached exhibits shall be separated by tabbed dividers.
Delivery Address
United States District CourtOffice of the Clerk
450 Golden Gate Ave, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
About Senior District Judge Maxine M. Chesney
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
- 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