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.
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 2027:
| Friday, January 1, 2027 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 18, 2027 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Friday, March 26, 2027 | **Good Friday |
| Monday, May 31, 2027 | Memorial Day |
| Monday, July 5, 2027 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 6, 2027 | Labor Day |
| Friday, October 1, 2027 | **Rosh Hashanah |
| Monday, October 11, 2027 | **Yom Kippur |
| Thursday, November 11, 2027 | Veterans’ Day |
| Thursday, November 25, 2027 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, November 26, 2027 | Friday after Thanksgiving |
| Thursday, December 23, 2027 | * Day before Christmas Holiday |
| Friday, December 24, 2027 | Christmas Day |
| Monday, December 27, 2027 | *Day after Christmas Holiday |
| Friday, December 31, 2027 | New Year’s Day Holiday |
*In accordance with 4.07, the Chief Judge has designated the day before Christmas Holiday and the day after Christmas Holiday, as the circuit’s discretionary holidays.
**In accordance with 4.07(1) (D) and (E), the Chief Judge also designated Good Friday, Rosh Hashanah, 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.