The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction suspended the education certificate of Matthew Brooke for at least 90 days.
Brooke, who worked as a physical education teacher at three elementary schools in the Bethel School District during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years, faced disciplinary action
The Washington State Supreme Court has suspended attorney Kerry P. Zeiler from practicing law in the state, mirroring a disciplinary action initially handed down by the Supreme Court of California.
The reciprocal discipline order, officially filed on January 22, 2026, places Zeiler on a three-year probation period, with an
The Office of the Washington State Auditor has released an Accountability Audit Report detailing a severe breakdown in internal controls that cost the City of Mercer Island hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds.
According to the report published in February, the city lacked adequate internal controls over vendor
A civil lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court alleges that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints actively concealed the predatory behavior of a Seattle high priest, allowing him to sexually abuse young girls during the 1980s.
The complaint, filed by two women identified as Jane Doe
Port Angeles attorney Lane Wolfley was stripped of his ability to represent clients before the Social Security Administration nearly a decade ago, yet he continues to draw a lucrative, taxpayer-funded contract from Clallam County.
According to federal records, Wolfley, a well-known attorney based in Port Angeles, was officially
Despite public outcry and a damning state report detailing his inefficient case management, Judge Brent Basden continues to preside over Clallam County’s most delicate family disputes.
The official court calendar reflects business as usual today, showing him scheduled to oversee adoptions at 8:30 AM, the family docket at
The Olympic Herald previously reported on a troubling pattern of unethical behavior, administrative overreach, and cronyism by Judge Brent Basden, during his time as presiding judge in Clallam County Superior Court.
However, a newly released state report exposes a failure that goes beyond questionable hiring practices: a complete administrative collapse
Everett, Washington resident Phillip Richard Wharton was indicted on two federal counts of threatening to murder the President of the United States.
The indictment, handed down on February 25, 2026, centers on a pair of graphic death threats posted to social media platforms in August and September of 2025.
The
The Washington State Supreme Court ordered a nine-month suspension for attorney Sean Patrick Kuhlmeyer, ending a disciplinary investigation into a pattern of frivolous litigation and the mishandling of client funds.
The order, filed on August 27, 2025, requires Kuhlmeyer to serve a 24-month probation period upon his reinstatement
The Washington State Department of Health has permanently prohibited a Clallam County man from practicing as a certified medical assistant-phlebotomist after he admitted to falsifying his initial license application nearly a decade ago.
In January 2026, the Department of Health and Garrett Matthew Leffers entered into an agreed order
The Washington State Department of Health has immediately suspended the license of a King County massage therapist following allegations that he sexually assaulted four clients.
On February 6, 2026, Health Law Judge Angela Kennedy issued an Ex Parte Order of Summary Action against Jason Senat, who had been providing services
A lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon alleges that a Ridgefield LDS stake president and a bishop failed to intervene after learning that a Ridgefield man was sexually abusing his teenage adoptive daughter.
The complaint, filed by a plaintiff under the pseudonym “Julie
Former Court Commissioner Brian Parker’s abrupt, taxpayer-funded departure triggered a scramble to recover sensitive records, with Clallam County having to explicitly ask Parker to return a missing Search Warrant Log he removed from the courthouse.
The recent revelation that Parker absconded with a sensitive warrant log is not
Following a turbulent and scandal-ridden career on the bench, Clallam County Superior Court Commissioner Brian Parker was terminated. However, his abrupt exit has sparked a new security concern for the court: Parker left with highly sensitive legal documents.
According to internal emails obtained by the Olympic Herald, Clallam County
The Clallam County Superior Court’s official Facebook page remains completely dark as of this morning, almost two weeks after it abruptly vanished from the internet.
Newly obtained internal emails reveal that the sudden disappearance followed a frantic, behind-the-scenes scramble by court officials to disable public commentary and
Recent events in Clallam County Superior Court have left many citizens questioning the integrity of their local justice system. Following the controversial appointment of Commissioner Brian Parker by Judge Brent Basden—despite glaring red flags—public trust in Clallam County Superior Court is at an all-time low.
Compounding the
The Washington State Supreme Court has handed down an eight-month suspension to Seattle-based family law litigator Timothy Ronald Richards, following a series of severe professional misconduct violations that occurred during his own divorce proceedings.
The suspension, effective as of January 28, 2026, highlights the intense ethical boundaries lawyers
Before Judge Brent Basden was appointed to Clallam County Superior Court, he was a partner in the law firm Wolfley, Basden & Hansen.
While Basden now sits in judgment of others, court records reveal that his firm was engaged in a disgraceful legal campaign to silence allegations of adultery and
Family courts represent a unique consolidation of power where one person is judge, jury and executioner. The judge is provided with broad judicial discretion and stands powerfully protected from scrutiny if they fail to apply standard principles of justice or constitutional rights of due process.
Although child sexual abuse is
The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has suspended the teaching certificate of a former Mercer Island School District educator following an investigation into the theft of money from colleagues.
Sophia Johnston, who served as a Special Education teacher at Lakeridge Elementary School, agreed to a suspension of her
The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has suspended the teaching certificate of a former Moses Lake School District educator for at least one year following repeated instances of alcohol consumption and intoxication on school grounds.
Milyssa Albin, formerly a second-grade teacher at North Elementary School, was issued
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