Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, Haden received a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia University in 1958, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
He was in private practice in Morgantown from 1961 to 1969, also serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1963 to 1964, as a board member on the Monongalia County Board of Education from 1967 to 1968, and as a faculty member at the West Virginia University College of Law from 1967 to 1968.
He was the West Virginia State Tax Commissioner from 1969 to 1972, and a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from 1972 to 1975, serving as chief justice from 1974 to 1975.
His service in the Northern District was terminated on January 14, 1983, due to reassignment.
He continued to serve in the Southern District until his death on March 20, 2004, in Charleston.