Court Holidays 2012
- New Year's Day
- January 2nd
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
- January 16th
- George Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)
- February 20th
- Memorial Day
- May 28th
- Independence Day
- July 4th
- Labor Day
- September 3rd
- Columbus Day
- October 8th
- Veteran's Day
- November 12th
- Thanksgiving Day
- November 22nd
- Day After Thanksgiving
- November 23rd
- Christmas Day
- December 25th
When a federal holiday falls on a Sunday, the court will be closed Monday. When a holiday falls on a Saturday, the court will be closed the preceding Friday.
The court is closed the day after Thanksgiving because it is a legal holiday in the State of California pursuant to California Government Code § 19853(a). Under FRCP 77(c) and 6(a), federal court holidays also include days “appointed as a holiday by the President or the Congress of the United States, or by the state in which the district court is held” (emphasis added).