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Key Facts
- Federal level: The U.S. Supreme Court biography materials describe Stephen G. Breyer as retired from the Court effective June 30, 2022.
- Federal level: The Federal Judicial Center history page states Breyer assumed senior status on June 30, 2022.
- Federal level: The Supreme Court biography page for Sandra Day O’Connor lists her retirement from the Court on January 31, 2006.
- Federal level: The Supreme Court press release states Sandra Day O’Connor died on December 1, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.
- National overview: An ABA Journal report said Breyer and retired O’Connor would speak at the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto at a Saturday session on the state of civil education in the nation’s schools.
- National overview: The same report said Breyer would speak at the meeting’s Opening Assembly on Saturday at Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
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- What this archive recovery covers
- What the 2011 report said about the Saturday session
- Breyer’s reported Opening Assembly at Koerner Hall
- Why this archive wording can matter for readers
- Separating 2011 event details from later biographical status
- What this archive item does not establish
- Federal biographical status context from official sources
- Related historical coverage on TheFirstFile
- Sources
What this archive recovery covers
This article preserves a snapshot from 2011 contemporaneous coverage and then adds only federal biographical status information that helps modern readers understand who Stephen G. Breyer and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor were at the time, without treating the 2011 event as current legal development.
What the 2011 report said about the Saturday session
In the ABA Journal’s 2011 reporting on the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto, the report stated that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer and retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor would speak on the state of civil education in the nation’s schools at a Saturday session (ABA Journal report on the Toronto Annual Meeting).
Breyer’s reported Opening Assembly at Koerner Hall
The same ABA Journal report also described Breyer’s role at the meeting’s Saturday Opening Assembly, stating that his remarks were scheduled for Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music (ABA Journal report on the Toronto Annual Meeting).
Why this archive wording can matter for readers
Archive listings and summaries sometimes paraphrase or compress conference details, which can make search results feel inconsistent; this record stays closely aligned to what the 2011 report actually said about the planned speakers, topic, and Saturday setting.
Separating 2011 event details from later biographical status
The 2011 event descriptions come from the ABA Journal report, while later biographical status context comes from official federal sources that track judicial careers.
| Person | 2011 archive event description | Federal biographical status context from official sources |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen G. Breyer | The 2011 report said Breyer and retired O’Connor would speak on the state of civil education in the nation’s schools at a Saturday session, and it described Breyer as scheduled for the Saturday Opening Assembly at Koerner Hall at the Royal Conservatory of Music (ABA Journal report on the Toronto Annual Meeting). | Supreme Court biographies describe Breyer as retired from the Court effective June 30, 2022 (Supreme Court biographies for current members); the Federal Judicial Center states he assumed senior status on June 30, 2022 (Federal Judicial Center history page for Breyer). |
| Sandra Day O’Connor | The 2011 report described O’Connor as retired and paired her with Breyer for the Saturday session on civil education at the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto (ABA Journal report on the Toronto Annual Meeting). | The Supreme Court biography page lists O’Connor’s retirement from the Court on January 31, 2006 (Supreme Court biography for Sandra Day O’Connor); the Supreme Court press release states she died on December 1, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona (Supreme Court press release on O’Connor’s death). |
What this archive item does not establish
This archive recovery summarizes an identifiable 2011 speaking plan as reported at the time and then pairs it with later federal biographical status updates; it does not purport to identify any binding legal rule, court holding, or legislative change stemming from the ABA Annual Meeting remarks.
Federal biographical status context from official sources
Federal biographical materials provide fixed status dates that help readers interpret historical coverage: Supreme Court biographies state Breyer retired from the Court effective June 30, 2022 (Supreme Court biographies for current members), and the Federal Judicial Center adds that he assumed senior status on the same date (Federal Judicial Center history page for Breyer).
For O’Connor, the Supreme Court biography page lists her retirement date (Supreme Court biography for Sandra Day O’Connor), and the Supreme Court press release confirms her death on December 1, 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona (Supreme Court press release on O’Connor’s death).
Related historical coverage on TheFirstFile
For another archive example that links a Supreme Court figure to ABA annual meeting coverage, see speech by Justice Anthony Kennedy at an ABA annual meeting.
