Hon. Bruce B. Haskell

Bruce B. Haskell is a seasoned judge who has served the South Central Judicial District of North Dakota since 1994. A native of Bismarck, he earned a B.A. in anthropology and archaeology from the University of North Dakota in 1980 and a J.D. from the same institution in 1983. Prior to his judgeship, Haskell held positions as an assistant state's attorney in both Burleigh and Morton counties, as an assistant attorney general in the Securities Commissioner's Office, and as a law clerk for the South Central Judicial District and the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons. He was elected to the bench in 1994 and re-elected in 2000, 2006, and 2012, serving until his term expired on December 31, 2018.