Complex sentence: In the nineteenth century the office became a full-time judicial position, in effect the Master acted as Deputy to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland; and a series of gifted judges like Sir Michael Smith, Edward Sullivan and Andrew Marshall Porter enhanced its reputation.
Split into simpler sentences: In the nineteenth century the office became a full-time judicial position: in effect the Master was Deputy to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. A series of gifted judges like Sir Michael Smith, Edward Sullivan and Andrew Marshall Porter enhanced its reputation.