Hon. Stephanie Hayden is a magistrate for the East Central Judicial District of North Dakota. She joined the bench in 2020.
The East Central Judicial District includes Cass, Steele, and Traill Counties.
Prior to beginning her judicial career, Hayden was an attorney at the Rodenburg Law Firm (2009 to 2020).
She received a B.A. in psychology from the University of North Dakota (2001) and a B.S. in paralegal studies from Minnesota State University Moorhead (2003). Hayden went on to complete a J.D. at the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2008.
After graduating from law school, she began her legal career as a law clerk with the East Central Judicial District (2008 to 2009).
Hayden was admitted to practice in North Dakota (2008), Montana (2010), and Minnesota (2010).