Complex sentence: His nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 9,1994, thus becoming the second Puerto Rican named to a Court of Appeals, after Juan R. Torruella who was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1984 to the First Circuit.
Split into simpler sentences: His nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 9,1994. Cabranes, thus becoming the second Puerto Rican named to a U.S. Court of Appeals, after Juan R. Torruella who was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1984 to the First Circuit.