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).
Monday, January 16Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 20Washington's Birthday *
Monday, May 29Memorial Day
Monday, June 19Juneteenth National Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4Independence Day
Monday, September 4Labor Day
Monday, October 9Columbus Day
Friday, November 10Veterans Day Observed
Thursday, November 23Thanksgiving Day
Monday, December 25Christmas Day
Monday, January 1New Years Day 2024

* 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.