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.
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 2024:
| Monday, January 1, 2024 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday, January 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Friday, March 29, 2024 | **Good Friday |
| Monday, May 27, 2024 | Memorial Day |
| Thursday, July 4, 2024 | Independence Day |
| Friday, July 5, 2024 | *Chief Judge Discretionary Holiday |
| Monday, September 2, 2024 | Labor Day |
| Thursday, October 3, 2024 | **Rosh Hashanah |
| Monday, November 11, 2024 | Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 28, 2024 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Friday, November 29, 2024 | Friday after Thanksgiving |
| Tuesday, December 24, 2024 | *Chief Judge Discretionary Holiday |
| Wednesday, December 25, 2024 | Christmas Day |
*In accordance with 4.07(2), the Chief has designated Friday, July 5, 2024, and Tuesday, December 24, 2024, as the circuit’s discretionary holidays.
**In accordance with 4.07(3), the Chief Judge has also designated Good Friday and Rosh Hashanah 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.