Two Chief Justices met recently at the Supreme Court of the United States. Anton Aleksandrovich Ivanov, Chief Justice of the Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation, (second from left) stood on the steps of the Supreme Court, flanked to his right by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, and to his left by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. On Robert’s left is Judge Vladimir Slesarv, a Justice of the Supreme Arbitrazh Court of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Collegium on Property Disputes, with Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer. In addition to their visit to the Supreme Court, the Russian Delegation was briefed by staff of the Administrative Office and the Federal Judicial Center on many aspects of the federal Judiciary, including case management practices, distance education, public relations, electronic access to records, the rules process and information technology.

Photo credit: Steve Petteway, Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States