9th Cir. Jimmy Carter holiday Jan. 9

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will be closed on Thursday, January 9, 2025, in observance of the National Day of Mourning for former President James “Jimmy” Earl Carter, Jr. For purposes of computation of time and motions to enlarge time under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26 and Federal Circuit Rule 26, January 9, 2025, will be considered a “legal holiday.” Our offices will reopen on Friday, January 10, 2025.

NLJ has US Courts Announce Closures in Observance of Jimmy Carter National Mourning Day -- "I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President James Earl Carter Jr.," President Joe Biden wrote in his proclamation designating Jan. 9, 2025, a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States.

Law360 has How Jimmy Carter Transformed The Federal Bench - includes quotes from 9th Circuit Judges Canby, Schroeder, and Dorothy Nelson. Carter, who died at age 100, put more judges on the bench in a single term than any other president.