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    Legal Holidays and Furlough Closures

    All state courts and state court offices close each calendar year for certain holidays:

    • 9 holidays defined by state law
    • any other day the Governor appoints as a holiday

    State law provides that when a holiday falls on Saturday, the legal holiday (the day we close) is the Friday before. When a holiday falls on Sunday, the legal holiday is the following Monday. The state court system closes for each legal holiday set by state law.

    For information on how legal holidays affect computing time for filing or serving process, see ORS 174.120 and 174.125, ORCP 10, UTCR 1.130, TCR 10, and ORAP 1.25.

    Here is the legal holiday schedule for the next three years:

    Holiday EventDate Closed - 2011Date Closed - 2012 Date Closed - 2013
    New Year’s Day (Jan. 1)Friday, Dec. 31, 2010Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013
    Martin Luther King, Jr. DayMonday, Jan. 17, 2011Monday, Jan. 16, 2012 Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
    Presidents’ DayMonday, Feb. 21, 2011Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 Monday, Feb. 18, 2013
    Memorial DayMonday, May 30, 2011 Monday, May 28, 2012 Monday, May 27, 2013
    Independence Day (July 4)Monday, July 4, 2011 Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Thursday, July 4, 2013
    Labor DayMonday, Sept. 5, 2011 Monday, Sept. 3, 2012 Monday, Sept. 2, 2013
    Veterans Day (Nov. 11)Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 Monday, Nov. 11, 2013
    Thanksgiving DayThursday, Nov. 24, 2011 Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013
    Christmas Day (Dec. 25)Monday, Dec. 26, 2011 Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013

    In addition, state courts and state court offices will close on the following days for employee furloughs because of budget cuts:

    Friday, Nov. 25, 2011 

    Friday, Mar. 23, 2012

    Friday, May 25, 2012

    Friday, Aug. 17, 2012

    Friday, Oct. 19, 2012

    Friday, Nov. 23, 2012

    Friday, Jan. 18, 2013

    Friday, Apr. 19, 2013

    Friday, May 24, 2013

    All employees must take 1 to 5 additional floating furlough days between July 1, 2011, and June 30, 2013.  Courts will be open but short-staffed and may limit counter hours.  Check here for court hours.

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