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.
Raymond and Ruth Perelman Donate $225 Million to the University of Pennsylvaniaâs School of Medicine. PHILADELPHIA -â The University of Pennsylvania has received a $225 million gift â- the largest single gift in its history -â from philanthropist Raymond G. Perelman and his wife, Ruth, to benefit Pennâs world-renowned School of Medicine.