Template:FJC Bio/doc

Usage

{{FJC Bio}} 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

• {{{nid}}} (optional; will fetch value from Wikidata property P12000 if possible) = The 4-digit, 7-digit or 8-digit ID number in the current URL, such as 1381166 in https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381166.
• {{{id}}} or {{{1}}} (optional; use the current ID number if possible) = The 2-digit, 3-digit or 4-digit ID number in the former URL, such as 844 in http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=844. This generates an archived link, such as https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=844&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na.
• {{{name}}} (optional) = The link text, which should be the name of the judge. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation such as "… (judge)" or "… (politician)".
• {{{inline}}} (optional) = When using the "id" parameter or unnamed parameter 1, setting "inline" to any value such as yes or 1 prevents the template from displaying a leading bullet before the text; this is necessary when using the template in an inline citation.
• {{{access-date}}} (optional) = Adds a retrieval date to the citation. Format unfortunately does not respect {{Use mdy dates}} tags and must be specified using |date-format=mdy.

Format

Current ID number in Wikidata or template

• {{FJC Bio}} or
• {{FJC Bio | nid= 1234567 | name= John Smith }}

Former ID number number in template (archived link)

• {{FJC Bio | 1234 | John Smith }} or
• {{FJC Bio | id= 1234 | name= John Smith }}

Examples

Current ID number in Wikidata or template

URL

https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381166

Usage in the article John Joseph Gibbons

* {{FJC Bio}}

* {{FJC Bio | nid= 1381166 }}

{{FJC Bio | nid= 1381166 | access-date= 2026-07-27 }}

{{FJC Bio | nid= 1381166 | access-date= 2026-07-27 | date-format= mdy }}

{{FJC Bio | nid= 1381166 | access-date= 2026-07-27 | date-format= iso }}

Output

• John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 27 July 2026.

John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2026-07-27.

Former ID number in template (archived link)

URL

https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=844&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na

Usage in the article John Joseph Gibbons

{{FJC Bio | 844 }}

{{FJC Bio | id= 844 | inline= yes | access-date= 2026-07-27 }}

{{FJC Bio | id= 844 | inline= yes | access-date= 2026-07-27 | date-format= mdy }}

{{FJC Bio | id= 844 | inline= yes | access-date= 2026-07-27 | date-format= iso }}

Output

• John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 27 July 2026.

John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

John Joseph Gibbons at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 2026-07-27.

No parameters and Wikidata property not defined

Usage

{{FJC Bio}}

Output

Tracking categories

• Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges (3,966)
• Category:FJC Bio template with ID not in Wikidata (169)
• Category:FJC Bio template with ID different from Wikidata (7)
• Category:FJC Bio template with ID same as Wikidata (3,792)
• Category:FJC Bio template using old ID (1)
• Category:FJC Bio template using Wikidata (6)
• Category:FJC Bio template missing ID and not in Wikidata (0)

TemplateData

This template displays an external link to a judge's biography from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges of the Federal Judicial Center.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Current ID number	nid	The 4-digit, 7-digit or 8-digit ID number in the current URL, such as 1381166 in https://www.fjc.gov/node/1381166. Default Wikidata property P12000	Number	optional
Former ID number	id 1	The 2-digit, 3-digit or 4-digit ID number in the former URL, such as 844 in http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=844. This generates an archived link, such as https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=844&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na.	Number	optional
Name	name 2	The link text, which should be the name of the judge. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation such as "(judge)" or "(politician)". Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}}	String	optional
Inline	inline	When using the "id" parameter or unnamed parameter 1, setting "inline" to any value such as "yes" or "1" prevents the template from displaying a leading bullet before the text; this is necessary when using this template for an inline citation. Example yes	String	optional
Access Date	access-date	The date when the FJC BIO was accessed. It allows the template to be used as a reference, rather than as an external link.	Date	optional
Date Format	date-format	The date format used when displaying the "access-date" parameter. This defaults to dmy, so "2023-12-11" displays as "11 December 2023". Default dmy Example mdy	String	optional