The court will be closed for business in observance of the following holidays:
New Year's Day | Sunday, January 1 |
New Year's Day (observed) | Monday, January 2* |
Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 16 |
Washington's Birthday | Monday, February 20** |
Memorial Day | Monday, May 29 |
Independence Day | Tuesday, July 4 |
Labor Day | Monday, September 4 |
Columbus Day | Monday, October 9 |
Veterans Day (observed) | Friday, November 10*** |
Veterans Day | Saturday, November 11 |
Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 23 |
Christmas Day | Monday, December 25 |
*January 1, 2017 (the legal public holiday for New Year’s Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, January 2, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, February 11, 1971.)
** This holiday is designated as "Washington’s Birthday" in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.
*** November 11, 2017 (the legal public holiday for Veterans Day), falls on a Saturday. For most Federal employees, Friday, November 10, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).)
The court will be closed for business in observance of the following holidays:
New Year's Day | Monday, January 1 |
Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 15 |
Presidents' Birthday | Monday, February 19* |
Memorial Day | Monday, May 28 |
Independence Day | Wednesday, July 4 |
Labor Day | Monday, September 3 |
Columbus Day | Monday, October 8 |
Veterans Day | Monday, November 12** |
Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 22 |
Christmas Day | Tuesday, December 25 |
* This holiday is designated as "Washington’s Birthday" in section 6103(a) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Though other institutions such as state and local governments and private businesses may use other names, it is our policy to always refer to holidays by the names designated in the law.
** November 11, 2018 (the legal public holiday for Veterans Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, November 12, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, February 11, 1971.)