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.

2024 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 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.