Rick T. Haselton (born 1953) is a former Judge of the

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. He served from 1994–2015. From 2012–2015, he served as

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of the Court. Born in

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, Haselton received a

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from

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in 1972 and an

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from

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in 1976. While at West Albany and Stanford, he worked as a

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, carpenter's helper, and

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. He received a J.D. in 1979 from

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, where he was a classmate and friend of future

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. During law school, Haselton clerked for the

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for

Sidney I. Lezak. After leaving law school, he clerked for

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Judge

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from 1979 to 1980. In 1980, he became an attorney in

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with the

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of Lindsay, Hart, Neil & Weigler. He went on to join Haglund & Kirtley, where he worked until being appointed to the

in 1994. He died on May 17, 2023.

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