The following legal public holidays for federal employees will be observed in calendar year 2009:

New Year’s Day - Thursday, January 1st

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.- Monday, January 19th

Washington’s Birthday - Monday, February 16th

Memorial Day - Monday, May 25th

Independence Day - Friday, July 3rd

Labor Day - Monday, September 7th

Columbus Day - Monday, October 12th

Veterans Day - Wednesday, November 11th

Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 26th

Friday, November 27th*

Noon - Thursday, December 24th*

Christmas Day - Friday, December 25th

New Years' Day - Friday, January 1st, 2010

* indicates Holidays as set by Chief Judge Flanagan