Complex sentence: He gained a reputation for fairness regardless of the race of the plaintiff, and J.L. Chestnut, a black lawyer, recalled, Judge George Wallace was the most liberal judge that I had ever practiced law in front of.
Split into simpler sentences: He gained a reputation for fairness regardless of the race of the plaintiff. As J.L. Chestnut, a black lawyer, recalled, Judge George Wallace was the most liberal judge that I had ever practiced law in front of.