The following legal public holidays are observed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals:

Federal law (5 U.S.C. 6103) establishes the following public holidays for Federal employees. Please note that most Federal employees work on a Monday through Friday schedule. For these employees, when a holiday falls on a nonworkday -- Saturday or Sunday -- the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).
Thursday, January 9  National Day of Mourning
Monday, January 20 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr
Monday, February 17 Washington's Birthday *
Monday, May 26 Memorial Day
Thursday, June 19th Juneteenth National Independence Day
Friday, July 4th Independence Day
Monday, September 1 Labor Day
Monday, October 13 Columbus Day
Tuesday, November 11 Veterans Day
Thursday, November 27 Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, December 25 Christmas Day
Thursday, January 1 New Years Day 2026

* 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.