efe ▁C yr ▁( Dec ember ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁– ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Circ uit ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁First ▁Circ uit ▁and ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁early ▁career ▁▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Lim estone , ▁Maine , ▁C yr ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁from ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Cross ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁from ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Lim estone , ▁Maine ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁and ▁in ▁Bang or , ▁Maine ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁inter im ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁in ▁Bang or . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁ref eree ▁in ▁bank rupt cy ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Maine ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁District ▁court ▁service ▁C yr ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁federal ▁bank rupt cy ▁judge ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Bank rupt cy ▁App ell ate ▁P anel ▁for ▁the ▁First