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< Template:JudgeLinks

This template allows linking to external links found on most biographies of United States judges and justices. This will aid in the maintenance and standardization of these external links.

How to use

Format

All parameters, vertical format
{{JudgeLinks
| scotus          =
| fjc             =
| llc             =
| oyez            =
| c-span          =
| rose            =
| imdb            =
| opensecrets     =
| nyt             =
| worldcat        =
| nndb            =
| findagrave      =
| retrieved       =
}}
All parameters, horizontal format
{{JudgeLinks |scotus= |fjc= |llc= |oyez= |c-span= |rose= |imdb= |opensecrets= |nyt= |worldcat= |nndb= |findagrave = |retrieved= }}

The order of the fields does not matter.

Fields

  • All parameters are optional, but if you don't include any of them, nothing will show up.
  • Do not use capital letters. They might disrupt the code.
Field Data Result URL source
scotus yes or no Biographies If set to yes (appropriate only for sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justices), will add a link to http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx (the Supreme Court web page with biographies of sitting justices)
fjc FJC id Profile http://www.fjc.gov /servlet/nGetInfo?jid=[fjc]
llc LLC name Legal resources http://www.loc.gov /law/find/[llc]
oyez Oyez name Profile http://www.oyez.org /justices/[oyez]
c-span C-SPAN index Appearances http://www.c-spanvideo.org /[c-span]
rose view id Appearances http://www.charlierose.com /guest/view/[rose]
imdb IMDb index Appearances http://www.imdb.com /name/[imdb]
opensecrets OS id Financial information http://www.opensecrets.org /politicians/summary.php?CID=[opensecrets]
nyt path name Collected news and commentary http://topics.nytimes.com/ top/reference/timestopics/people/[nyt]
worldcat id Works by or about http://worldcat.org /identities/[worldcat]
nndb NNDB index Profile http://www.nndb.org /people/[nndb]
findagrave FindAGrave index Burial info. Leave blank if still alive http://www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=[findagrave]
retrieved date (mmmm-d-yyyy) date these links were last retrieved no url

Example

For John Roberts:

{{JudgeLinks
|scotus=yes
|fjc=3001
|llc=roberts.php
|oyez=john_g_roberts_jr
|c-span=johngroberts
|rose=
|imdb=nm1982343
|opensecrets=N99999922
|nyt=r/john_g_jr_roberts
|worldcat=lccn-no99-20426
|nndb=746/000099449
|findagrave= }}

will display as:

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