Template:Infobox U.S. district court/doc

Usage

This template is used to include lots of statistical information about a U.S. district court USA Federal Circuit court in a neat table. It can be used for entry-level and appealate courts.

Here is how it's used:

Code to copy and paste

{{Infobox U.S. district court
|district name = 
|abbrev = 
|appeals to =
|location = 
|map image name = 
|map image caption = 
|seal =
|judges assigned =
|chief judge = 
|established = 
|official site = 
}}

Add the following fields to use this template in articles for defunct/abolished/merged district courts.

|defunct = yes <!-- this field is required in order for the following fields to display properly. All other fields are optional. -->
|eliminated = <!-- date of district elimination -->
|years = <!-- Actual calendar years the judicial district existed, in format YYYY-YYYY -->

Explanation

The name of the court (?)
Seal of the The name of the court
Map
...-and a caption underneath. ...-and a caption underneath.
Location	City where main courthouse sits, if applicable, link optional
Appeals to	The next court up (link automated)
Established	Date of district creation. For the USA and ease-of-writing purposes, just leave the default of "2000".
Judges assigned	How many judges are on this court?
Chief judge	If applicable, the judge considered the leader of the court.
[You don't need this, you know. Official site]

{{Infobox U.S. district court

|district name = The name of the court

|abbrev = ?

|appeals to = The next court up (link automated)

|location = City where main courthouse sits, if applicable, link optional

|map image name = Show us a map of the court's jurisdiction (DO NOT ADD IMAGE:, IT DOES THAT FOR YOU)

|map image caption = ...-and a caption underneath.

|seal = The seal (logo) of the court. (DO NOT ADD IMAGE:, IT DOES THAT FOR YOU)

|judges assigned = How many judges are on this court?

|chief judge = If applicable, the judge considered the leader of the court.

|established = Date of district creation. For the USA and ease-of-writing purposes, just leave the default of "2000".

|official site = You don't need this, you know.

}}

For the optional fields:

|defunct = If defunct, put "yes". If not, LEAVE BLANK. Putting "yes" unlocks the fields below.
|eliminated = Date of district elimination.
|years = Actual calendar years the judicial district existed (e.g. 1784-1936)

Example

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (E.D. Mo.)
Seal of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Map
File:EDMo.PNG
Location	St. Louis, Missouri
Appeals to	Eighth Circuit
Established	March 16, 1822
Judges assigned	9
Chief judge	Carol E. Jackson
Official site

A typical example:

{{Infobox U.S. district court
|district name = United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
|abbrev = E.D. Mo.
|location = St. Louis, Missouri
|appeals to = Eighth Circuit
|map image name = EDMo.PNG
|map image width = 160
|map image caption = 
|seal = E.D.Mo. Seal.JPG
|seal size = 110
|established = March 16, 1822
|judges assigned = 9
|chief judge = Carol E. Jackson
|official site = http://www.moed.uscourts.gov/
}}

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois (defunct)
Appeals to	Seventh Circuit
Established	March 3, 1905
Eliminated	October 2, 1978

For a defunct district:

{{Infobox U.S. district court
|district name = United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
|appeals to = Seventh Circuit
|established = March 3, 1905
|defunct=yes
|eliminated=October 2, 1978
}}