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Court Sessions
Court will be in session five days a week except as otherwise directed by the Chief Court Administrator and as described below. Civil Division short calendars shall be held on the first court day of each week unless an exception is granted by the Chief Court Administrator.


Court Hours, Holidays and Court Closings

• Courthouses are open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday, except on legal holidays. Doors open at 8:30 a.m.
• Clerks' offices are open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Courts are closed in observance of legal holidays on the following days:

2017-18

• New Year's Day - Monday, January 1, 2018
• Martin Luther King Day - Monday, January 15, 2018
• Lincoln's Birthday - Monday, February 12, 2018
• Washington's Birthday - Monday, February 19, 2018
• Good Friday - Friday, March 30, 2018
• Memorial Day - Monday, May 28, 2018
• Independence Day - Wednesday, July 4, 2018
• Labor Day - Monday, September 3, 2018
• Columbus Day - Monday, October 8, 2018
• Veterans' Day - Monday, November 12, 2018
• Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 22, 2018
• Christmas Day - Tuesday, December 25, 2018

2018-19

• New Year's Day - Tuesday, January 1, 2019
• Martin Luther King Day - Monday, January 21, 2019
• Lincoln's Birthday - Tuesday, February 12, 2019
• Washington's Birthday - Monday, February 18, 2019
• Good Friday - Friday, April 19, 2019
• Memorial Day - Monday, May 27, 2019
• Independence Day - Thursday, July 4, 2019
• Labor Day - Monday, September 2, 2019
• Columbus Day - Monday, October 14, 2019
• Veterans' Day - Monday, November 11, 2019
• Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 28, 2019
• Christmas Day - Wednesday, December 25, 2019

2019-20

• New Year's Day - Wednesday, January 1, 2020
• Martin Luther King Day - Monday, January 20, 2020
• Lincoln's Birthday - Wednesday, February 12, 2020
• Washington's Birthday - Monday, February 17, 2020
• Good Friday - Friday, April 10, 2020
• Memorial Day - Monday, May 25, 2020
• Independence Day - Friday, July 3, 2020
• Labor Day - Monday, September 7, 2020
• Columbus Day - Monday, October 12, 2020
• Veterans' Day - Wednesday, November 11, 2020
• Thanksgiving Day - Thursday, November 26, 2020
• Christmas Day - Friday, December 25, 2020

Dates when court trials may be suspended:

• The day of the Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Bar Association in June.
• Days Judicial Branch educational programs are scheduled.

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