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.

2027

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.