Judge Orders Trump Admin to Reinstate Fired Merit Systems Protection Board Chair

President Donald Trump had terminated Cathy A. Harris, who has been serving since 2022, after the Senate confirmed her nomination by President Joe Biden.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras during the investiture ceremony for U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden at the U.S. District Court in Washington on April 13, 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images

A federal judge on Feb. 18 ordered President Donald Trump and other federal officials to reinstate Cathy A. Harris, who Trump recently removed as chairwoman of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board.

U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras entered the order, siding with Harris at least temporarily.