Trump Appeals Court Order Reinstating Federal Reserve Governor He Fired

A federal district judge ruled on Sept. 9 that Lisa Cook made a ’strong showing' the president lacks legal authority to remove her from her post.

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve in Washington on June 25, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo

President Donald Trump filed an appeal on Sept. 10 against a federal judge’s order reinstating Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook after he fired her last month.

Cook joined the Federal Reserve System’s board of governors in January 2022 to fill an unexpired term after being nominated by President Joe Biden.