Trump to Appeal Ruling Allowing Fed Governor Lisa Cook to Keep Her Job

On Sept. 15, a divided panel of federal judges ruled that the Biden appointee cannot be removed from office for the time being.

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

The Trump administration said on Sept. 16 that it will appeal a three-judge panel’s ruling that prevents the president from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

On Sept. 15, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2–1 to uphold a lower court’s preliminary injunction preventing Cook’s removal from the Fed’s board of governors while pending litigation plays out.