Washington/ 21 June 2014/ HE the Chief Justice, President of the Court of Cassation and President of the Supreme Judiciary Council of the State of Qatar, Masoud Mohamed Al-Ameri met with the federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge John Bates, the President of International Judicial Academy (JIL) Dr. James Apple and the Chief of the US International Association for Court Management Geoffrey Aberson. The meetings, held within HE the Chief Justice's visit to Washington, discussed ways of exchanging expertise, training opportunities and capacity-building programs that can be provided by the American side, as well as modern techniques in the management of lawsuits as well as of courtrooms, buildings and archives.