The U.S. district courts are the trial courts of the federal court system. The district courts can hear most federal cases, including civil and criminal cases. There are 94 federal judicial districts in the United States and its territories. Each district includes a U.S. bankruptcy court.
The patriarch and matriarch of one of Silicon Valleyâs most prominent families in real-estate development and philanthropy, John A. â60 and Susan Sobrato, have made a gift of $100 million to Santa Clara University to help create the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation. The Universityâs largest-ever gift, $100 million from John A. and Susan Sobrato, will fund a 300,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility for transformational STEM education.
Many college presidents receive university housing as part of their compensation. What are those posh digs worth? Thanks to a recent change in IRS procedure, we now know. For the first time this year, private universities itemized perks given to their leaders. Read on to learn the value of the housing granted to some local college presidents, as well as their total compensation packages. Financial data is from 2008 filings by the universities. Home