Complex sentence: On 9 July 1639 he succeeded Lord Woodhall as an ordinary lord of session, and in November 1641 was appointed anew by king and parliament to be judge "ad vitam aut culpam".
Split into simpler sentences: On 9 July 1639 he succeeded Lord Woodhall as an ordinary lord of session. In November 1641 was appointed anew by king and parliament to be judge "ad vitam aut culpam".