Government operations
State holidays: Sylvia Mendez Day
California designates April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day, a state holiday honoring a landmark school-desegregation case.
The day recognizes the Mendez v. Westminster case and its role in advancing civil rights and educational equality for Mexican American students. It commemorates the anniversary of the Ninth Circuit decision in that case.
What the law does
- Adds April 14, Sylvia Mendez Day, to California’s list of state holidays.
- Excludes Sylvia Mendez Day from judicial holidays, so courts and court employees do not observe it as a court holiday.
Who it affects
- Californians recognizing April 14 as Sylvia Mendez Day.
- Court officers and employees, whose judicial-holiday schedule does not include Sylvia Mendez Day.