▁Circ uit ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁nominated ▁C yr ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁vac ated ▁by ▁George ▁J . ▁Mitchell , ▁who ▁had ▁res igned ▁following ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Senator . ▁C yr ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁C yr ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁of ▁that ▁District ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁due ▁to ▁elev ation ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁App e als ▁court ▁service ▁On ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁President ▁George ▁H . W . ▁Bush ▁nominated ▁C yr ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁First ▁Circ uit , ▁in ▁the ▁seat ▁vac ated ▁when ▁Frank ▁M . ▁C off in ▁elected ▁to ▁take ▁senior ▁status . ▁C yr ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁C yr ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 9