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).
DateHoliday
Friday, January 1New Year’s Day
Monday, January 18Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, February 15Washington’s Birthday *
Monday, May 31Memorial Day
Monday, July 5Independence Day
Monday, September 6Labor Day
Monday, October 11Columbus Day
Thursday, November 11  Veterans Day
Thursday, November 25Thanksgiving Day
Friday, December 24Christmas Day

* 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.