2023 Holiday Schedule

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 2023:

Monday, January 2, 2023 New Year’s Day (Observed)
Monday, January 16, 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Friday, April 7, 2023 Good Friday**
Monday, May 29, 2023 Memorial Day
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 Independence Day
Monday, September 4, 2023 Labor Day
Monday, September 25, 2023 Yom Kippur**
Friday, November 10, 2023 Veterans Day (Observed)
Thursday, November 23, 2023 Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 24 ,2023 Friday after Thanksgiving
Monday, December 25, 2023 Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 Chief Judge Designated Holiday*

*In accordance with 4.07(2), Chief Judge Merritt has designated Tuesday, December 26, 2023, as the circuit’s discretionary holiday.

**In accordance with 4.07(3), Chief Judge Merritt has 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.