The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will hold a special meeting this Tuesday at 5:30 pm to determine what action, if any, will be taken against former Assemblywoman Savannah Fletcher, following findings by the Assembly’s Board of Ethics that she violated the borough’s ethics code — three times.
Fletcher is a well-known “law fare” attorney who works for the Northern Justice Project and has made her living using the legal system to harass and intimidate conservatives. She harassed and won a legal settlement from the MatSu Borough over the removal of about 50 books from school district libraries.
As it turns out, she is an expert in violations; she violated the borough’s ethics code and will now face punishment, although it might be only symbolic.
According to the Board of Ethics’ official “Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law,” Fletcher was found to have committed three violations of borough code FNSBC 6.12.010(O)(2), which governs how public officials must present their personal opinions. The Board determined that Fletcher, in a series of three radio advertisements in 2023, failed to clearly disclose that she was expressing personal opinions rather than speaking on behalf of the Assembly.
The Board of Ethics found that Fletcher’s statements in the radio spots selectively highlighted issues she cared about, used inflection and wording that conveyed opinions, and encouraged the public to take action, such as contacting Assembly members. Under borough ethics rules, public officials must clarify when they are not officially representing the Assembly.
Although the Board determined that the violations occurred, it recommended no penalty for Fletcher. They were deemed “technical.”
Fletcher, who previously served as presiding officer of the Assembly and ran unsuccessfully for State Senate, could be facing further ethics scrutiny stemming from her time leading the Assembly.
Fletcher, a prominent attorney with the Northern Justice Project who has made her career filing ethics complaints against legislators and community members, is accused of failing to disclose an attorney-client relationship during a controversial Assembly meeting held in the early morning hours of July 25–26, 2024.
At that meeting, Fletcher participated in Assembly discussions connected to a letter to the editor that cited exaggerated claims about conditions at Lathrop High School and Tanana Middle School to justify a special election. The letter referenced hyperbolic statements made by Liz Reeves Ramos, who at the time was Fletcher’s legal client.
Borough Code 6.12.010(H)(2) clearly states that a public official “shall be disqualified” from acting on matters involving a client within the past year when the matter is directly related to their representation. The Code further states in Section R that a public official must not fail to disclose a conflict of interest.
Neither Fletcher nor Reeves Ramos disclosed the attorney-client relationship during the meeting. Under borough code, this conflict could not be waived by a simple declaration; they were required to be disqualified outright. Fletcher’s participation in the matter raises serious concerns about whether she improperly used her Assembly position to further her private legal practice.
Records show that on Sept. 28, 2023, Fletcher, acting as an attorney for the Northern Justice Project, entered an appearance in a case on behalf of Reeves Ramos, who subsequently won a seat on the Assembly in October 2023.
The ethics complaint about the July 2024 meeting was filed on Feb. 20, 2025, by Kristen Schupp, wife of School Board member Bobby Burgess.
During the ethics process, Fletcher disclosed that Schupp had previously volunteered for her campaign and contributed financially, while Reeves Ramos noted a friendship with Schupp. These connections were initially considered typical of a small community dynamic. However, the attorney-client relationship between Fletcher and Reeves Ramos significantly changes the interpretation of those conflicts.
The situation gives the appearance that Fletcher, acting as legal counsel for Reeves Ramos, may have facilitated a complaint from one of her own campaign volunteers in an attempt to benefit her client and fellow Assembly member.
The underlying legal matter between Reeves Ramos and Shelly Malcott involved allegations that Reeves Ramos, in her previous professional capacity, facilitated fraudulent claims to the State of Alaska. When the client, Malcott, posted criticisms on social media, Reeves Ramos responded legally, claiming fear for her safety. Although the case initially appeared closed, it was later reopened in 2024.
The Assembly’s special meeting Tuesday will address the current ethics findings. However, the additional allegations about Fletcher’s conduct as presiding officer could prompt broader investigations and further complicate her reputation as an expert in government ethics.
Imagine that! A far left-wing radical Democrat attorney up on ethics violations by the same organization that she was formerly in charge of. Sounds either like sweet justice for someone, or,
Jesus is intervening. Either way, this is the best entertainment we’ve seen since Bonzo threw sh*t at the tv. Can I bring popcorn to Tuesday’s Assembly meeting?
Barbara Haney filed this complaint against Fletcher as revenge for losing an ethics complaint earlier. Barabara is a gossip, she need to go.
Hill, you getting enough drugs tonight? Haney never filed any complaint. Your Democrat Nazi friends are getting you loaded …….with bad drugs. If you want to at least sound a little bit smart, start with the truth. Otherwise, you’re just another Dog.
James–This second ethics complaint was not filed by Haney. It was filed by Rita Trotmetter, one of those citizens who rant at school board meetings as well as Assembly meetings.
‘https://fnsb.portal.civicclerk.com/event/5580/files/attachment/5227
If we go to the meeting on Tuesday, will Bobby Burgess show up with his apron on, showing off his derriere?
During the half-time show, his wife will be demonstrating the art of child massage. LOL …
ps…..his wife was the one who filed ethics charges against Barb Haney last year. And his wife is best friends with Savannah Fletcher who controlled the Assembly and voted to convict Barb Haney. Democrats use each other for a variety of reasons, none of which is deemed for moral purposes.
Of course, litigating to redress injury or to put an end to unlawful conduct is not the same as using the FBI to target people who are committed to a society that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive, as mandated by federal law 😉 And you don’t change the law by executive fiat.
Or is APOC a bunch of “lefties” because it issued a $94,610 fine against Alaskans for Honest Elections and several associated groups and individuals?
DEI has been repealed by Trump and therefore by still using this socialist/communist WEF, garbage, you are VIOLATING FEDERAL LAW.
It sounds like the Northern Justice Project is about to meet it’s Maker.
lol….
????? What are you talking about?
Does the Northern Justice Project actually deliver true justice, or do they just have a holding cell for their own unethical lawyers?
Is Scott Kendall part of Northern Justice? Another oxyMoron. Fletcher is a carpetbagger and a liar. Senator Mike Cronk beat her good in a state Senate race. He knows how dirty she is.
Disbarment appears to be appropriate.
She is a Leftist. Nothing adverse will happen to her. Rules do not apply to social justice warriors.
What goes around, comes around. What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander. Seems like these age old parables apply to Ms. Fletcher. If I wanted a dirty unethical lawyer, I know who to call.
It will be another waste of taxpayers time and energy. They will give her a sticker and a certificate of appreciation after they sit there like bumps on a log while the public testifies about her character or lack of. They have there decisions made before they ever show up. The Borough Assembly has been over taken by the lawless majority of leftist with a lack of common sense.
Barbara Haney is the one who filed this pointless complaint, you can thank her for the utter waste of time. Therapy is cheaper, Barb!
Actually, it was Fletcher who got her best friend Kristen Schupp (Bobby Burgess wife) to file the original complaint against Barb Haney. If Haney needs therapy, then Savannah Fletcher needs to be in the lock down wing with her looney tune buddies.
Barbara needs to be put out to pasture, for sure, but its’ her creepy friend Rita Trometter that filed this one. Hard to keep straight how much taxpayer money they are wasting.
Interesting. Savannah Fletcher has a lot of creepy friends, including current Assembly woman Liz Ramos, her client. But let’s keep quiet about this please. Fletcher never disclosed this fact, which itself is an ethics violation of Borough code, and reportable to the Alaska State Bar Association. Talk about CREEPY
It sounds like this Savannah Fletcher has a lot to hide. Hope someone does a very deep background search on her. Everything. We already know that she is dishonest, has conflicts of interest and is a partisan Democrat, but there has to be lots of dirt hiding in the cracks.
According to Borough code, Ramos is also in violation for not reporting her attorney/ client relationship with Fletcher while serving on the Assembly. This could cause a violation against Ramos and knock her out of tonight’s Assembly meeting. Fletcher is pretty adept at bringing everyone down who works with her. Do the judges know this?
Naomi–this second complaint was filed by Rita Trotmetter, not by Barbara Haney. Here is the memo: ‘https://fnsb.portal.civicclerk.com/event/5580/files/attachment/5227
It took me a minute to figure it out, it’s ANOTHER COMPLAINT! By the same little group of butt buddies too, area pervert Rita Trometter and early onset dementia Barbara Haney,
Ethel,
if it took you a minute to figure it out, you must be the one with onset dementia. The entire town of Fairbanks knows about butt show Bobby Burgess and his wifey being best buds with Savannah Fletcher. Hard left Democrats never leave their circle. See ya tonight at the big show. 😘
A crooked politician? No way.
Goodbye (and good riddance) Havana Savanna.
Now we hear that Fletcher was appointed by the Alaska Bar Association to the Judicial Council, for a term of six years. She not only feels that she is above the law, she controls those that make the case law on the bench. Wow! Who unleashed this woman on Alaskans? If she was found to be in violation of ethics code, why would the Bar Association want an unethical lawyer on the Council. This is getting weirder by the hour.
Thomas–the FNSB Ethics Committee determined that the ethics violation was both technical and minor. It recommended no penalty be applied, and that the Borough revise its ethics policy to exclude unintentional and minor violations. She has never been found to be an “unethical lawyer,” a determination that would be made by the Alaska Bar Association.
The ABA put her on the Judicial Council. And she clerked for Chief Justice Sue Carney. Unethical lawyers get the best protection available. And now, unethical judges thank Savannah Fletcher for their appointments to the bench. Alaska judicial branch is in steep decline. Maybe Trump’s DOJ ought to come up here and arrest some of these creeps.
This is getting interesting. Fletcher, who was found by the Fairbanks Ethics Board to be unethical in her conduct, was rewarded for her unethical conduct by the Alaska Bar Association with her appointment to the Alaska Judicial Board. And the chairperson of the Alaska Judicial Board is Fletcher’s former supervisor, the current Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. You can’t make this stuff up. Lawyers with real ethics problems are supposed to get punished by the Bar Association, not rewarded. And the Chief Justice? Fletcher seems to be thriving in legal misconduct.
It sure puts the Alaska Bar Association and the Supreme Court in a pickle. A lawyer who got convicted on ethics charges by local government should not be on the Judicial Council picking our judges for the bench. And if she clerked for the chief justice it doesn’t have a good look for the Alaska Supreme Court. This is a messed-up situation that needs to be investigated further. Otherwise, the public will have no confidence in the judiciary.
ChrissyB–Fletcher was not “convicted on ethics charges by local government” as you falsely claim. She was found by the FNSB Ethics Committee to have committed a minor and technical violation of the ethics manual for the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
It is quite common for former law clerks to be appointed by their former bosses to courts. This is true across the US and also true nationally. Nothing at all nefarious here.
SA:
My understanding is that Barbara Haney’s violation was also “minor and technical,” yet the Borough and the local newspaper destroyed her character over the censure handed down by the presiding officer Savannah Fletcher. How is that different from what Fletcher is now facing? The ONLY
way to treat this Northern Justice Project fairly is to censure Fletcher. Otherwise, the Democrats on the Assembly look like rank hypocrites. BTW, what’s your Bar Number?
Chrissy,
The voters spoke last fall. They didn’t want Savannah Fletcher in the Legislature. They elected Mike Cronk, a real Alaskan. Fletcher is from the Bay Area. Fairbanks knows all about Fletcher and her psychopathic activities. She will be met head on.
Wondering who NJP’s malpractice carrier is….?
The public is already there. The ‘judicial system’ continues to squander its authority right along with its integrity. The subversion process is nearly complete.
Agree, North. This Fletcher episode even permeates the leadership of the Alaska Supreme Court and its ability to act fairly with all parties. No confidence.
Who said the AK Supreme Court plays fairly? Everyone on that bench is a registered left-wing Democrat and supports the Democrat agenda. Why do you think they placed this Fletcher character on the Judicial Council?
Holy cow! That’s a LOT of she-said-she-said. Hard to keep track of!
Sure is hard to keep track of. But one general theme seems to be evident from these comments, that is, there are people out there who will not stop under any circumstances until the queen fletcher is brought down and is finished with the law.
And run out of town. She is a divider of people, with evil intent to harm our community.
Indeed Fletcher is now on Judicial Council, the outfit with 4 lawyers and 3 non lawyers (to make sure lawyers can always out vote “public”). This is outfit that nominates judges that governor has to choose from to appoint any judge.
With un-elected district attorneys Alaska is state of lawyers, for the lawyers, by the lawyers, with zero accountability to the public. Little surprise conservatives like senator Lora Rainbold are harrassed into bankruptcy while felonious judges like Margaret Murphy are covered for by our very Supreme Court.
Seems like lawyers writing our Alaska constitution put in this poison pill envisioning judiciary branch accountable to no one.
“Conservatives like Lora Reinbold” and Rep. Kevin J. McCabe of Big Lake are done in by their own bad behavior and sense of entitlement, then they whine and cry to MRA and pretend that they’re the victims.
Fletcher is nothing but poison for the good people of Fairbanks and for the rest of us in the state.
The real reason why the Democrats are hunkering down with Fletcher is because Mary Peltola has already decided on Fletcher as a running mate for Lt. Governor in 2026. Fletcher and her brand outfit, Northern Justice Project, practice Native Rights Law. But Democrats are backing a loser in Fletcher and Peltola will also go down, again. The electorate is wise to these two ugly women.