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 2021:
| Friday, January 1, 2021 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 18, 2021 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Friday, April 2, 2021 | Good Friday** |
| Monday, May 31, 2021 | Memorial Day |
| Monday, July 5, 2021 | Independence Day (observed) |
| Monday, September 6, 2021 | Labor Day |
| Tuesday, September 7, 2021 | Rosh Hashanah** |
| Thursday, September 16, 2021 | Yom Kippur** |
| Thursday, November 11, 2021 | Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 25, 2021 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, November 26, 2021 | Friday after Thanksgiving |
| Thursday, December 23, 2021 | Chief Judge Designated Holiday* |
| Friday, December 24, 2021 | Christmas Holiday (observed) |
| Friday, December 31, 2021 | New Year’s Day 2022 (observed) |
*In accordance with 4.07(2), the Chief has designated Thursday December 23, 2021 as the circuit’s discretionary holiday.
**In accordance with 4.07(3), the Chief Judge has 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.
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 2022:
| Friday, December 31, 2021 | New Year’s Day (observed) |
| Monday, January 17, 2022 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Friday, April 15, 2022 | Good Friday** |
| Monday, May 30, 2022 | Memorial Day |
| Monday, July 4, 2022 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 5, 2022 | Labor Day |
| Monday, September 26, 2022 | Rosh Hashanah** |
| Wednesday, October 5, 2022 | Yom Kippur** |
| Friday, November 11, 2022 | Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 24, 2022 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, November 25, 2022 | Friday after Thanksgiving |
| Friday, December 23, 2022 | Chief Judge Designated Holiday* |
| Monday, December 26, 2022 | Christmas Holiday (observed) |
*In accordance with 4.07(2), Chief Judge Merritt has designated Friday, December 23, 2022, as the circuit’s discretionary holiday.
**In accordance with 4.07(3), Chief Judge Merritt has 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.
