Conrad K. Cyr

Conrad Keefe Cyr (December 9, 1931 – July 28, 2016) was an American jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit from 1989 until his death. He was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine.

Early life and education

Cyr was born in Limestone, Maine, on December 9, 1931. His father was the owner of a local department store and his mother was a librarian. As an undergraduate at Holy Cross, he wrote a senior thesis titled, "Sociological advancements among selected foreign-born population groups in the U.S." He served as an assistant United States attorney in Bangor, Maine, from 1959 to 1961. He was then a referee in bankruptcy for the District of Maine from 1961 to 1973.

Federal judicial service

District court service Cyr served as a federal bankruptcy judge from 1973 to 1981, and was chief judge of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit from 1980 to 1981. On August 11, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Cyr to the United States District Court for the District of Maine vacated by George J. Mitchell, who had resigned following his appointment as a United States Senator. Cyr was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on September 25, 1981. He received his commission on September 28, 1981. Cyr served as chief judge of that District from 1983 to 1989. His service was terminated on November 20, 1989, due to his elevation to the court of appeals. He is interred in Saint Louis Cemetery in his hometown of Limestone, Maine, alongside his parents, Louis and Kathleen, and sister, Marilyn, who preceded him in death by ten months.