Michigan’s court holidays come from a court rule rather than the public-holiday statute. MCR 8.110(D)(2) lists the days every state court closes, and MCR 1.108 runs a deadline past a Saturday, Sunday, legal holiday or “day on which the court is closed pursuant to court order”. The list was read in the Supreme Court’s own rule book on courts.michigan.gov on , and the 2027 dates below match the Third Circuit’s order for Wayne County as first issued.
Fourteen closed days under MCR 8.110(D)(2)
The rule names thirteen holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after it, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. Columbus Day is not among them. The calendar year 2027 has fourteen closed days rather than thirteen because New Year’s Day 2028 falls on a Saturday and is observed on , while New Year’s Day 2027 itself is a Friday and needs no observance.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day | |
| Presidents' Day | |
| Memorial Day | |
| Juneteenth (observed) | |
| Independence Day (observed) | |
| Labor Day | |
| Veterans' Day | |
| Thanksgiving Day | |
| Friday after Thanksgiving | |
| Christmas Eve (observed) | |
| Christmas Day (observed) | |
| New Year's Eve (observed) | |
| New Year's Day 2028 (observed) |
Source: MCR 8.110(D)(2), cross-checked with the Third Circuit (Wayne County) 2027 holiday order (since rescinded; replacement not found) · verified 2026-11-08.
How Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve move in 2027
The rule has its own observance sentences. A Saturday New Year’s Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Veterans’ Day or Christmas is observed on the Friday before, and a Sunday one on the Monday after, which puts Juneteenth on June 18 and Independence Day on July 5. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve follow a different pattern: when either falls on a Friday the Thursday before is the holiday, and when either falls on a weekend the Friday before is. In 2027 both Eves fall on Fridays, so the courts close on Thursday, December 23 and Thursday, December 30, with the Fridays taken by Christmas Day and New Year’s Day 2028. A 21-day response period that starts on Thursday, December 2 ends on the closed Thursday, December 23 and runs to Monday, December 27; one that starts on Thursday, December 9 ends on Thursday, December 30 and runs to .
Lincoln’s Birthday, Columbus Day and county orders
MCL 435.101 still lists Lincoln’s Birthday and Columbus Day as public holidays. The court rule omits both and provides that any action taken by a court on either day is valid, so most courts are open on Friday, February 12 and . No decision says whether a deadline that ends on one of them is extended under MCR 1.108, and the Michigan calculator shows the statutory date first with the next business day as an alternative. A chief judge may also close a court by administrative order under MCR 8.112(B); Wayne and Macomb Counties close on Columbus Day, Macomb on Election Day, and Wayne adds days between Christmas and New Year’s. A day closed by such an order moves a deadline in that court under the rule’s own words.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| Lincoln's Birthday (courts open) | |
| Columbus Day (courts open) |
Computed from MCL 435.101 (Michigan Legislature). No official 2027 list has been loaded; confirm with your court.
Download the Michigan 2027 list
- Michigan court holidays (MCR 8.110(D)(2)) 2027: iCalendar (.ics) · CSV
The file holds the fourteen statewide closures; add your county’s administrative-order days in the calculator as closed days. It is regenerated whenever the list changes, the changelog records each change, and the 2027 overview compares every system.
Questions about Michigan holidays in 2027
Are Michigan courts closed on December 23, 2027?
Yes. Christmas Eve falls on a Friday in 2027, and MCR 8.110(D)(2) observes it on the Thursday before; Christmas Day, a Saturday, is observed on Friday, December 24. The courts are therefore closed from Thursday, December 23 through Sunday, December 26, and again on Thursday, December 30 and Friday, December 31 for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day 2028.
Is Juneteenth a Michigan court holiday in 2027?
Yes. Juneteenth is on the MCR 8.110(D)(2) list, and because is a Saturday the courts observe it on Friday, June 18. A deadline that ends on either day runs to Monday, June 21 under MCR 1.108.
Do Michigan courts close for Columbus Day?
Not statewide. MCL 435.101 makes the second Monday in October a public holiday, but the court rule leaves it out and adds that any action a court takes that day is valid. Wayne and Macomb Counties close by local order. Whether a deadline landing on is extended is undecided, so the calculator shows that date first and the next day as the alternative.