U.S. Courts Announce Juneteenth Closures, Some Stay Open (1)

Roughly 50 federal courts were closed in some capacity Friday to observe Juneteenth National Independence Day, a newly minted federal holiday.

June 19 commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation on Thursday enacting the federal holiday, prompting courts to scramble to put out their plans.

Due to the decentralized nature of the judiciary, individual courts make their own decisions about operations. “In addition, courts are always open for emergency matters,” David Sellers, a spokesman for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, said.

The following is a list of the operations status of federal ...