Holiday Schedule

2023 Federal and Commonwealth Holidays |
The following legal public holidays will be observed by the United States District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands in calendar year 2023.
![]() New Year's Day Monday January 2, 2023 * |
![]() Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday January 16, 2023 |
![]() Washington's Birthday Monday February 20, 2023 ** |
![]() Commonwealth Covenant Day Friday March 24, 2023 *** |
![]() Memorial Day Monday May 29, 2023 |
![]() Juneteenth National Independence Day Monday June 19, 2023 |
![]() Independence Day Tuesday July 4, 2023 |
![]() Labor Day Monday September 4, 2023 |
![]() Columbus Day Monday October 9, 2023 |
![]() Veterans Day Friday November 10, 2023 * |
![]() Thanksgiving Day Thursday November 23, 2023 |
![]() Christmas Day Monday December 25, 2023 |
* If a holiday falls on a Saturday, for most Federal employees, the preceding Friday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).) If a holiday falls on a Sunday, for most Federal employees, the following Monday will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See Section 3(a) of Executive Order 11582, February 11, 1971.)
** 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.
*** U.S. District Court, District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands declares Friday, March 24, 2023 as a holiday in observance of Commonwealth Covenant Day. See General Order No. 22-00007