Template:Infobox U.S. federal court/doc

{{Infobox U.S. federal court}} is a template used to display summary information about United States federal courts, including:

• Article III courts (such as district courts and courts of appeals)
• Article IV tribunals (such as territorial courts)
• Article I tribunals (such as bankruptcy courts, military tribunals, and other federal tribunals)

Articles refer to sections of the United States Constitution.

Usage

The only required parameter for use in all cases is |court_type=. There are three different acceptable inputs: district, circuit, and tribunal. Based on the input, certain parameters will be available for use and others will not be.

District court

For examples of this code in use, see Examples: District court.

{{{court_name}}}
({{{abbreviation}}})
Defunct
[[File:{{{seal}}}|{{{seal_size}}}|alt={{{seal_alt}}}]]
[[File:{{{map_image_name}}}|{{{map_image_width}}}|alt={{{map_alt}}}]] {{{map_image_caption}}}
Location	{{{courthouse}}} ({{{location}}}) More locations {{{courthouse1}}} ({{{location1}}})
Appeals to	[[United States Court of Appeals for the {{{appeals_to}}}|{{{appeals_to}}}]]
Established	{{{established}}}
Abolished	{{{abolished}}}
Judges	{{{judges_assigned}}}
Chief Judge	{{{chief}}}
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	{{{us_attorney}}}
U.S. Marshal	{{{us_marshal}}}
{{{official_site}}}

{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type        = district
| court_name        = 
| abbreviation      = 
| seal              = 
| seal_size         = 
| seal_alt          = 
| map_image_name    = 
| map_image_width   = 
| map_image_caption = 
| map_alt           = 
| courthouse        = 
| location          = 
| courthouse1       = <!--Can be repeated up to 10 times by increasing the integer-->
| location1         = <!--Can be repeated up to 10 times by increasing the integer-->
| appeals_to        = 
| established       = 
| abolished         = 
| judges_assigned   = 
| chief             = 
| us_attorney       = 
| us_marshal        = 
| official_site     = 
}}

Circuit court

For examples of this code in use, see Examples: Circuit court.

{{{court_name}}}
({{{abbreviation}}})
Defunct
[[File:{{{seal}}}|{{{seal_size}}}|alt={{{seal_alt}}}]]
[[File:{{{map_image_name}}}|{{{map_image_width}}}|alt={{{map_alt}}}]] {{{map_image_caption}}}
Location	{{{courthouse}}} ({{{location}}}) More locations {{{courthouse1}}} ({{{location1}}})
Appeals from	[[United States District Court for the {{{appeals_from}}}|{{{appeals_from}}}]] [[United States District Court for the {{{appeals_from1}}}|{{{appeals_from1}}}]]
Established	{{{established}}}
Abolished	{{{abolished}}}
Judges	{{{judges_assigned}}}
Circuit Justice	{{{circuit_justice}}}
Chief Judge	{{{chief}}}
{{{official_site}}}

{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type        = circuit
| court_name        = 
| abbreviation      = 
| seal              = 
| seal_size         = 
| seal_alt          = 
| map_image_name    = 
| map_image_width   = 
| map_image_caption = 
| map_alt           = 
| courthouse        = 
| location          = 
| courthouse1       = <!--Can be repeated up to 10 times by increasing the integer-->
| location1         = <!--Can be repeated up to 10 times by increasing the integer-->
| appeals_from      = 
| appeals_from1     = <!--Can be repeated up to 14 times by increasing the integer-->
| established       = 
| abolished         = 
| judges_assigned   = 
| circuit_justice   = 
| chief             = 
| official_site     = 
}}

Tribunal

For examples of this code in use, see Examples: Tribunal.

If the title of the head of the tribunal is not "Chief Judge", |chief_title= can be used to supply the appropriate title.

{{{court_name}}}
({{{abbreviation}}})
Defunct
[[File:{{{seal}}}|{{{seal_size}}}|alt={{{seal_alt}}}]]
[[File:{{{map_image_name}}}|{{{map_image_width}}}|alt={{{map_alt}}}]] {{{map_image_caption}}}
Location	{{{courthouse}}} ({{{location}}}) More locations {{{courthouse1}}} ({{{location1}}})
Appeals to	{{{appeals_to}}}
Appeals from	{{{appeals_from}}} {{{appeals_from1}}}
Established	{{{established}}}
Abolished	{{{abolished}}}
Composition method	{{{composition}}}
Judges	{{{judges_assigned}}}
Judge term length	{{{term_length}}}
{{{chief_title}}}	{{{chief}}}
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney	{{{us_attorney}}}
U.S. Marshal	{{{us_marshal}}}
{{{official_site}}}

{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type = tribunal
| court_name        = 
| abbreviation      = 
| seal              = 
| seal_size         = 
| seal_alt          = 
| map_image_name    = 
| map_image_width   = 
| map_image_caption = 
| map_alt           = 
| courthouse        = 
| location          = 
| courthouse1       = <!--Can be repeated up to 10 times by increasing the integer-->
| location1         = <!--Can be repeated up to 10 times by increasing the integer-->
| appeals_to        = 
| appeals_from      = 
| appeals_from1     = <!--Can be repeated up to 14 times by increasing the integer-->
| established       = 
| abolished         = 
| authority         = 
| instrument        = 
| composition       = 
| judges_assigned   = 
| term_length       = 
| chief             = 
| chief_title       = 
| us_attorney       = 
| us_marshal        = 
| official_site     = 
}}

Examples

District court

Example from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois:

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
(E.D. Ill.)
Defunct
Map indicating the changing Districts of Illinois
Appeals to	Seventh Circuit
Established	March 3, 1905
Abolished	March 31, 1979

{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type        = district
| court_name        = United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
| abbreviation      = E.D. Ill.
| map_image_name    = Illinois-District-Court-his.gif
| map_image_width   = 120
| map_image_caption = Map indicating the changing Districts of Illinois
| appeals_to        = Seventh Circuit
| established       = March 3, 1905
| abolished         = March 31, 1979
}}

Circuit court

Example from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit:

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
(9th Cir.)
Location	James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building (San Francisco, California) More locations William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse (Seattle, Washington) Pioneer Courthouse (Portland, Oregon) Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals (Pasadena, California)
Appeals from	District of Alaska District of Arizona Central District of California Eastern District of California Northern District of California Southern District of California District of Hawaii District of Idaho District of Montana District of Nevada District of Oregon Eastern District of Washington Western District of Washington District of Guam District of the Northern Mariana Islands
Established	March 3, 1891
Judges	29
Circuit Justice	Anthony Kennedy
Chief Judge	Sidney R. Thomas
www.ca9.uscourts.gov

{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type        = circuit
| court_name        = United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
| abbreviation      = 9th Cir.
| seal              = Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.svg
| seal_size         = 150
| map_image_name    =
| map_image_width   =
| map_image_caption =
| courthouse        = [[James R. Browning United States Court of Appeals Building|James R. Browning U.S. Court of Appeals Building]]
| location          = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]]
| courthouse1       = [[William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse|William Kenzo Nakamura U.S. Courthouse]]
| location1         = [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]]
| courthouse2       = [[Pioneer Courthouse]]
| location2         = [[Portland, Oregon]]
| courthouse3       = [[Richard H. Chambers United States Court of Appeals|Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals]]
| location3         = [[Pasadena, California]]
| appeals_from      = District of Alaska
| appeals_from1     = District of Arizona
| appeals_from2     = Central District of California
| appeals_from3     = Eastern District of California
| appeals_from4     = Northern District of California
| appeals_from5     = Southern District of California
| appeals_from6     = District of Hawaii
| appeals_from7     = District of Idaho
| appeals_from8     = District of Montana
| appeals_from9     = District of Nevada
| appeals_from10    = District of Oregon
| appeals_from11    = Eastern District of Washington
| appeals_from12    = Western District of Washington
| appeals_from13    = District of Guam
| appeals_from14    = District of the Northern Mariana Islands
| established       = March 3, 1891
| judges_assigned   = 29
| circuit_justice   = [[Anthony Kennedy]] 
| chief             = [[Sidney R. Thomas]]
| official_site     = {{URL|https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/}}
}}

Tribunal

Example from the United States Tax Court:

United States Tax Court
(T.C.)
Location	United States Tax Court Building (Washington, D.C.)
Appeals to	United States courts of appeals (Geographic circuits)
Established	1924
Authority	Article I tribunal
Created by	Revenue Act of 1924 26 U.S.C. §§ 7441–7479
Composition method	Presidential nomination with Senate advice and consent
Judges	19
Judge term length	15 years
Chief Judge	L. Paige Marvel
www.ustaxcourt.gov

{{Infobox U.S. federal court
| court_type      = tribunal
| court_name      = United States Tax Court
| abbreviation    = T.C.
| seal            = Seal of the United States Tax Court.svg
| seal_size       = 150
| courthouse      = [[United States Tax Court Building]]
| location        = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| appeals_to      = [[United States courts of appeals]] {{small|(Geographic circuits)}}
| established     = 1924
| authority       = Article I
| created_by      = [[Revenue Act of 1924]]<br>{{UnitedStatesCode|26|7441|7479}}
| composition     = [[President of the United States|Presidential]] nomination<br>with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]]
| judges_assigned = 19
| term_length     = 15 years
| chief           = [[L. Paige Marvel]]
| official_site   = {{URL|https://www.ustaxcourt.gov/}}
}}

Full parameter list

Parameter	Description	Usable when |court_type=
court_type	This is the only parameter that is always required. The only valid entries are: district, if the court is a district court circuit, if the court is a court of appeals (i.e. circuit court) tribunal, if the court is any other federal tribunal (whether Article I, Article III, or Article IV courts), such as bankruptcy courts, territorial courts, or specialized courts
court_name	Full name of the court
abbreviation	Official abbreviation of the name of the court used in case citations
seal	Image of the court's seal
seal_size	Size of the seal image in pixels
seal_alt	Alt text for the seal image
map_image_name	Image of a map of the court's jurisdiction
map_image_width	Width of the map image in pixels
map_image_caption	Caption displayed beneath the map image
map_alt	Alt text for the map image
courthouse	Primary building in which the court resides
location	Primary city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed
courthouse1 — courthouse10	Additional building in which the court resides
location1 — location10	Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed
appeals_to	Circuit court to which appeals are taken. When |court_type=district, enter only the circuit name, not the full court name (e.g. Second Circuit). The template will link to the appropriate article. When |court_type=tribunal, use normal wikitext	district, tribunal
appeals_from	District court from which decisions are appealed. When |court_type=district, enter only the district name, not the full court name (e.g. Southern District of New York). The template will link to the appropriate article. When |court_type=tribunal, use normal wikitext	circuit, tribunal
appeals_from1 — appeals_from14	Used to add up to 14 additional courts. Used after appeals_from is used	circuit, tribunal
established	Date the court was created. Use {{Start date}}.
abolished	Date the court was eliminated. Use {{End date}}. Using this parameter will cause Defunct to appear below the abbreviation. If |court_type=district, Defunct will link to List of former United States district courts. If |court_type=circuit, Defunct will link to United States circuit court.
authority	Article of the United States Constitution from which the court derives its authority. The only valid entries are: Article I, which produces Article I tribunal Article III, which produces Article III court Article IV, which produces Article IV tribunal	tribunal
created_by	Act that created the court. Should be a wikilink to the appropriate article (if it exists). Should be followed by a line break (<br>) and a statute citation using {{UnitedStatesCode}}	tribunal
composition	Method by which the court is composed. Usually "Presidential nomination with Senate advice and consent" ([[President of the United States|Presidential]] nomination<br>with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]])	tribunal
judges_assigned	Number of judicial seats assigned to the court by statute
term_length	Term length of the judges of the court	tribunal
circuit_justice	Current circuit justice for the court	circuit
chief	Current chief judge of the court or other head if a different title is used
chief_title	Name of the position for the head of the court if something other than Chief Judge.	tribunal
us_attorney	Current United States Attorney for the jurisdiction	district, tribunal
us_marshal	Current United States Marshal for the jurisdiction	district, tribunal
official_site	Official website of the court. Should use {{URL}}

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox U.S. federal court in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox U.S. federal court A template for displaying summary information about United States federal courts and tribunals. Template parameters This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Court type court_type 'district' if a district court, 'circuit' if a circuit court, 'tribunal' if any other federal court Example district Line required Court name court_name Full name of the court Example United States District Court for the Southern District of New York String required Abbreviation abbreviation Official abbreviation of the name of the court used in case citations Example S.D.N.Y. Line suggested Seal seal Image of the court's seal Example USDCSDNY.png File suggested Seal size seal_size Size of the seal image in pixels Example 160 Number optional Seal alt seal_alt Alt text for the seal image Example A vertical oval-shaped black and white design with a bald eagle whose wings are spread. Number optional Courthouse courthouse Building in which the court primarily resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String suggested Location location City, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is primarily located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String suggested Official site official_site Official website of the court. Use Template:URL Example {{URL|nysd.uscourts.gov}} URL suggested Appeals to appeals_to Court to which cases are appealed. When court_type = circuit, enter only the written circuit number followed by 'Circuit'. When court_type = tribunal, enter normally Example Second Circuit String optional Appeals from appeals_from Court from which decisions are appealed. When court_type = circuit, enter only the district name, not the full court name. When court_type = tribunal, enter normally Example Southern District of New York String optional Established established Date on which the court was created Example September 24, 1789 Date suggested Chief chief Current chief judge of the court or other head if a different title is used Example John Smith String suggested Chief title chief_title Name of the position for the head of the court if something other than Chief Judge. Example Chairman String optional Authority authority Article of the U.S. Constitution from which the court derives its authority. The only valid entries are: Article I, Article III, or Article IV Example Article I String optional Created by created_by Act that created the court. Wikilinked article if it exists, followed by Template:UnitedStatesCode. Use only when court_type = tribunal Example [[Guam Organic Act of 1950]]<br>{{UnitedStatesCode|48|1424|1424c}} String optional Composition composition Method by which judges are selected. Use only when court_type = tribunal Example [[President of the United States|Presidential]] nomination<br>with [[United States Senate|Senate]] [[advice and consent]] String optional Judges assigned judges_assigned Number of judges assigned to the court by statute. Example 28 Number suggested Term length term_length Term length of the judges of the court. Use only when court_type = tribunal Example 10 years Number optional Circuit justice circuit_justice Current circuit justice for the court Example John Smith Page name optional U.S. Attorney us_attorney Name of the United States Attorney for the district Example John Smith String optional U.S. Marshal us_marshal Name of the United States Marshal for the district Example John Smith String optional Abolished abolished Date on which the court was eliminated Example September 24, 1789 Date optional Map image name map_image_name Image of a map of the court's jurisdiction Example Illinois-District-Court-his.gif File optional Map image width map_image_width Width of the map image in pixels Example 120 Number optional Map image caption map_image_caption Caption displayed beneath the map Example Map indicating the changing Districts of Illinois String optional Map alt map_alt Alt text for the map image Example Map demarcating the boundaries of the district in the state of Virginia String optional Courthouse 1 courthouse1 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 1 location1 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 2 courthouse2 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 2 location2 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 3 courthouse3 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 3 location3 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 4 courthouse4 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 4 location4 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 5 courthouse5 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 5 location5 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 6 courthouse6 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 6 location6 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 7 courthouse7 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 7 location7 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 8 courthouse8 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 8 location8 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 9 courthouse9 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 9 location9 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Courthouse 10 courthouse10 Additional building in which the court resides Example Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse String optional Location 10 location10 Additional city, state, and country (if outside the United States) in which the court is located. If a district court, pipe the link so that only the city is displayed Example Beaumont, Texas String optional Appeals from 1 appeals_from1 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 2 appeals_from2 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 3 appeals_from3 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 4 appeals_from4 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 5 appeals_from5 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 6 appeals_from6 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 7 appeals_from7 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 8 appeals_from8 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 9 appeals_from9 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 10 appeals_from10 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 11 appeals_from11 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 12 appeals_from12 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 13 appeals_from13 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional Appeals from 14 appeals_from14 For additional courts from which decisions are appealed Example Eastern District of New York String optional

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Cause	Warning
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See also

• {{Infobox judge}}, for use in articles about federal and state judges
• {{Infobox court}}, for use in articles about state or non-American courts
• {{Infobox building}}, for use in articles about courthouses
• {{Infobox NRHP}}, for use in articles about courthouses that are designated landmarks