In 2024, Chuang was elected to serve a six-year term on Harvard's Board of Overseers, a governing body that ensures "the University remains true to its charter as a place of learning."[5]
Federal judicial service
On September 25, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Chuang to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, to the seat being vacated by Judge Roger W. Titus, who assumed senior status on January 17, 2014.[4] Chuang's nomination was strongly supported by Maryland's two U.S. senators, Ben Cardin and Barbara Mikulski.[2] He was rated "well-qualified" by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary.[6] On January 16, 2014, his nomination was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee by a 10–8 vote.[7] On April 29, 2014, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on Chuang's nomination. On May 1, 2014, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 54–43 vote.[8] Later that day, Chuang was confirmed by a 53–42 vote.[9] He received his judicial commission on May 2, 2014.[3] Chuang sits in Greenbelt, Maryland.[2]
Notable rulings
On July 13, 2020, Chuang suspended the in-person requirement for women wanting to obtain the abortion pill mifepristone during the COVID-19 epidemic due to public health risks.[10] Chuang affirmed the decision in December 2020 when the Trump administration requested to reinstate that requirement.[11] However, the Supreme Court of the United States subsequently overruled Chuang's decision 6-3, therefore requiring women to obtain the pills in person until at least the end of the Trump presidency.[12]
