M E M O R A N D U M
TO: ALL COURT PERSONNEL
FROM: STEVEN D. CANTERBURY
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
DATE: JULY 1, 2009
RE: LEGAL HOLIDAYS FOR 2010
For your convenience in setting dockets, calendars, and schedules for 2010, below is a list of the holidays provided by W.Va. Code §2-2-1 for the coming year, showing days on which judicial employees are to be accorded time off without loss of annual leave. (Magistrate courts must, of course, have at least the on-call system in operation.)
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HOLIDAY |
GENERAL OBSERVANCE |
2010 OBSERVANCE |
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New Year's Day - 2010 |
January 1, 2010 |
Friday, January 1, 2010 |
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Martin Luther King Day |
3rd Monday in January |
Monday, January 18 |
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Presidents' Day |
3rd Monday in February |
Monday, February 15 |
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Primary Election Day |
2nd Tuesday in May |
Tuesday, May 11 |
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Memorial Day |
Last Monday in May |
Monday, May 31 |
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West Virginia Day |
June 20 |
Holiday - Sunday, June 20 |
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Independence Day |
July 4 |
Holiday - Sunday, July 4 |
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Labor Day |
1st Monday in September |
Monday, September 6 |
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Columbus Day |
2nd Monday in October |
Monday, October 11 |
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General Election Day |
1st Tuesday in November |
Tuesday, November 2 |
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Veteran's Day |
November 11 |
Thursday, November 11 |
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Thanksgiving Holidays |
4th Thursday and Friday in November |
Thursday, November 25 |
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Christmas Day |
December 25 |
Saturday, December 25 |
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New Year's Day - 2011 |
January 1, 2011 |
Saturday, January 1, 2011 |
* W. Va. Code, §2-2-1(b) provides: "If a holiday . . . falls on a Sunday, then the following Monday is the legal holiday. If a holiday . . . falls on a Saturday, then the preceding Friday is the legal holiday: . . . ."
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