Template:FJC Bio/doc

Usage
  allows linking to the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges of the Federal Judicial Center, using parameter of subject.

This template adds articles to Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges.

Parameters

 * (optional; will fetch value from Wikidata if possible) = ID number of the biography you are linking to (see below). NOTE:  Some biographies use three-digit IDs, others may use two or four digits
 * (optional) = Name, which should only be necessary if has a disambiguating name, such as "… (politician)"
 * (optional) =  or   which is necessary to use it in a footnote reference
 * (optional) = Adds a retrieval date to the citation. Format unfortunately does not respect Use mdy dates tags and must be specified using mdy.

Format

 * or

Typical
John Joseph Gibbons's biography is at http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=844, So  will display an itemized external link to that biography:

Using
To use the template without the itemizing bullet, type :

Tracking categories


{	"params": { "1": {},		"name": {}, "inline": {}, "access-date": {}, "date-format": { "example": "mdy", "default": "dmy" }	} }