2026

In accordance with the State Courts’ Personnel Regulation 4.07, the following are designated holidays for the Judges, Judicial Assistants and Court Administration State employees in the Fifth Judicial Circuit for the calendar year 2026:

Thursday, January 1, 2026 New Year’s Day
Monday, January 19, 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday, April 3, 2026 **Good Friday
Monday, May 25, 2026 Memorial Day
Friday, July 3, 2026 Independence Day
Monday, September 7, 2026 Labor Day
Monday, September 21, 2026 **Yom Kippur
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 26, 2026 Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 27, 2026 Friday after Thanksgiving
Thursday, December 24, 2026 *Christmas Eve
Friday, December 25, 2026 Christmas Day
Thursday, December 31, 2026 *New Year’s Eve

*In accordance with 4.07, the Chief Judge has designated Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, as the circuit’s discretionary holidays.

**In accordance with 4.07(1) (D) and (E), the Chief Judge also designated Good Friday and Yom Kippur as legal holidays.

Each court employee occupying an established position with a minimum of six months of service with state government is authorized one personal leave day each fiscal year.