Complex sentence: On January 26,2011, President Barack Obama nominated Oetken to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York to replace Judge Denny Chin, whom Obama previously appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Split into simpler sentences: On January 26,2011, President Barack Obama nominated Oetken to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Oetken would replace Judge Denny Chin, whom Obama previously had elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.