Complex sentence: Robert Smith Vance (May 10,1931--December 16,1989) was a United States federal judge, and one of the few judges in American history to have been assassinated as the result of his judicial service.
Split into simpler sentences: Robert Smith Vance (May 10,1931December 16,1989) was a United States federal judge. He was one of the few judges in American history to have been assassinated as the result of his judicial service.