2025 Federal Holidays
| Pursuant to the provisions of Section 6103 of Title 5, United States Code, the following are legal public holidays. This Court, this Office of the Clerk and all agencies and departments of the Court will accordingly be closed on said days. | All orders, writs, process, pleading or other matters due on heretofore made returnable on any of said days, are hereby extended and continued as follows. |
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| Wednesday, January 1 - New Year’s Day | Thursday, January 2 |
| Monday, January 20 - Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | Tuesday, January 21 |
| Monday, January 20 * - Inauguration Day | Tuesday, January 21 |
| Monday, February 17 ** - Washington’s Birthday | Tuesday, February 18 |
| Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day | Tuesday, May 27 |
| Thursday, June 19 - Juneteenth National Independence Day | Friday, June 20 |
| Friday, July 04 - Independence Day | Monday, July 7 |
| Monday, September 1 - Labor Day | Tuesday, September 2 |
| Monday, October 13 - Columbus Day | Tuesday, October 14 |
| Tuesday, November 11 - Veterans Day | Wednesday, November 12 |
| Thursday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Day | Friday, November 28 |
| Thursday, December 25 - Christmas Day | Friday, December 26 |
| Thursday, January 1, 2026 - New Year’s Day | Friday, January 2, 2026 |
*This holiday is designated as "Inauguration Day" in section 6103(c) of title 5 of the United States Code, which is the law that specifies holidays for Federal employees. Federal employees in the Washington, DC, area are entitled to a holiday on the day a President is inaugurated on January 20th for each fourth year after 1965.
**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.