The following public holidays for federal employees will be observed by the Court in 2023:
Monday, January 2 * | New Year's Day |
Monday, January 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday |
Monday, February 20 ** | Washington's Birthday |
Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day |
Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
Monday, September 4 | Labor Day |
Monday, October 9 | Columbus Day |
Friday, November 10 * | Veterans Day |
Thursday, November 23 | Thanksgiving Day |
Monday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
The Court will be closed on the following additional days in 2023:
- Monday, July 3
- Friday, July 21
The following public holidays for federal employees will be observed by the Court in 2024:
Monday, January 1 | New Year's Day |
Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday |
Monday, February 19 ** | Washington's Birthday |
Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day |
Wednesday, June 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day |
Monday, September 2 | Labor Day |
Monday, October 14 | Columbus Day |
Monday, November 11 | Veterans Day |
Thursday, November 28 | Thanksgiving Day |
Wednesday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
* If a holiday falls on a Saturday, for most Federal employees, the preceding Friday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).) If a holiday falls on a Sunday, for most Federal employees, the following Monday 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.