Prosecutors Seek to Revoke Dr. Josiah Hill’s Probation

Josiah Hill, the disgraced former Olympic Medical Center doctor, is scheduled to be back in court for a show cause hearing on February 20 at 9:00 AM, after the State filed a petition to revoke or modify Hill’s probation conditions.

Prosecutors allege that Hill did not complete a court-ordered fitness-for-duty evaluation which was part of his sentencing.

Judge Barnhart is set to hear the motion to show cause. Barnhart originally sentenced Hill in June 2024 to 179 days in jail after Hill plead guilty to assaulting six women who were patients at the hospital.

Civil Malpractice Lawsuit

In addition to criminal charges, Hill faced a civil medical malpractice lawsuit in 2023. Court records show that Port Angeles attorney, Lane Wolfley, represented the plaintiff. Notably, Wolfley is currently facing his own malpractice lawsuit.

In June 2024, Judge Brent Basden agreed to dismiss all claims against Hill with prejudice, meaning they cannot be refiled.

Surprisingly, no record exists disclosing Basden’s close relationship with counsel Wolfley.

We also were unable to locate a record of Basden disclosing his close personal relationship with other Olympic Medical physicians, such as Matt Kiddle, who is also on the OMP Council.

In an unrelated December 2025 court proceeding, Basden disclosed that Kiddle—who serves alongside Basden in a local LDS “Bishopric,” a high-ranking ecclesiastical leadership trio—is a “good friend” of his.

Basden further discusses his close personal relationship with Kiddle, in an hour long podcast, “Go Ye Forth - Sharing Latter-day Saint Mission Experiences from Around the Globe.”

Yet for reasons only known to Judge Basden, neither his relationship with Kiddle, nor his relationship with Wolfley, was disclosed on the court record when he presided over the malpractice suit against Hill and OMC.

Basden’s Religious Overreach

Whispers of Basden’s religious overreach in our court system have moved from the hallways of the courthouse to the public forum of social media.

One community member noted that Basden appears “very biased” due to his religious background, alleging that his rulings are “rooted in personal beliefs” that “frown upon divorce.”

Another commentator, discussing Basden’s court business with Lane Wolfley stated that the situation “Sounds like a merger of church and state.” This perceived merger mirrors 19th-century LDS practices where “High Councils”—presided over by a stake president—frequently overruled secular judicial decisions.

Thus, the community presumes Basden, as the LDS stake president, has used his personal beliefs to interfere with the rule of law. A perception that exists because of Basden’s choices, such as his persistent choice to preside over cases involving people who have a close personal relationship with Basden.

Hill’s Next Hearing

Dr. Josiah Hill is scheduled to return to court on February 20 at 9:00 AM for a show cause hearing. Judge Barnhart will ultimately decide Hill’s outcome.

More to come.