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Conrad K. Cyr

{{Short description|American judge (1931–2016)}}

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| office = Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

| term_start = January 31, 1997

| term_end = July 28, 2016

| office1 = Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

| term_start1 = November 20, 1989

| term_end1 = January 31, 1997

| appointer1 = George H. W. Bush

| predecessor1 = Frank M. Coffin

| successor1 = Kermit Lipez

| office2 = Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court

| term_start2 = May 19, 1987

| term_end2 = November 20, 1989

| appointer2 = William Rehnquist

| predecessor2 = William Clark O'Kelley

| successor2 = Frank Harlan Freedman

| office3 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine

| term_start3 = 1983

| term_end3 = 1989

| predecessor3 = Edward Thaxter Gignoux

| successor3 = Gene Carter

| office4 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine

| term_start4 = September 28, 1981

| term_end4 = November 20, 1989

| appointer4 = Ronald Reagan

| predecessor4 = George J. Mitchell

| successor4 = D. Brock Hornby

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| birth_place = Limestone, Maine, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|07|28|1931|12|09}}

| death_place = Hampton, New Hampshire, U.S.

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Yale University (LLB)

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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.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CMaRAAAAMAAJ|title=Judges of the United States|date=1983-01-01|publisher=Published under the auspice of the Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the U.S.|language=en}}{{Cite web |date=November 2016 |title=Resolution of the National Bankruptcy Conference |url=http://nbconf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/NEW_YORK-n109203-v2-COPY-NBC-Conrad-Cyr-Resolution.pdf |access-date=August 31, 2023 |website=National Bankruptcy Conference}}

Early life and education

Cyr was born in Limestone, Maine. He attended Limestone High School, graduating in 1949, then matriculated at the College of the Holy Cross. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Holy Cross in 1953 and a Bachelor of Laws from Yale Law School in 1956.

Cyr was in private practice of law in Limestone from 1956 to 1959, and in Bangor, Maine, from 1961 to 1962, serving in the interim as an assistant United States attorney in Bangor. He was a referee in bankruptcy for the District of Maine from 1961 to 1973.{{FJC Bio|nid=1379716|inline=yes}}

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.{{Cite web |date=2008 |title=PN561 — Conrad K. Cyr — The Judiciary |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/97th-congress/561/actions?s=1&r=56&overview=closed |access-date=February 16, 2024 |website=Congress.gov}} 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.

=Appeals court service=

On August 4, 1989, President George H. W. Bush nominated Cyr to serve on the First Circuit, in the seat vacated when Frank M. Coffin assumed senior status. Cyr was confirmed by the Senate on October 24, 1989 and received his commission on November 20, 1989. Cyr assumed senior status on January 31, 1997 and continued to hear cases for several years afterwards. He was succeeded by fellow Maine resident Kermit Lipez.

Death

Cyr died on July 28, 2016, at the age of 84.{{Cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2016/07/31/news/bangor/conrad-cyr-former-federal-judge-from-maine-dies-at-84/|title=Conrad Cyr, former federal judge from Maine, dies at 84|last=Harrison|first=Judy|date=July 31, 2016|website=The Bangor Daily News|publisher=|access-date=2016-07-31}} He was remembered by Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard as "a wonderful friend. His dedication to justice and to his country has left an indelible mark on the legal system and on this nation".{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-08-01 |title=1st Circuit's Cyr dies at 84 |url=https://masslawyersweekly.com/2016/08/01/1st-circuits-cyr-dies-at-84/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly |language=en-US}} 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.[https://brookingssmith.com/book-of-memories/2662822/cyr-conrad/obituary.php Conrad Cyr Obituary] - brookingssmith.com[https://bangordailynews.com/2015/05/10/obituaries/marilyn-a-cyr/ Marilyn A. Cyr] - Bangor Daily News, May 10, 2015[https://www.pressherald.com/2016/07/31/conrad-k-cyr-former-federal-judge-in-maine-dies-at-84/ "Conrad K. Cyr, former federal judge in Maine, dies at 84"] - Portland Press Herald, July 31, 2016

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