Complex sentence: Clark was a judge of the Superior Court of California from 1969 to 1971, in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, and was an associate justice on the California State Supreme Court from 1973 to 1981.
Split into simpler sentences: Clark was a judge of the Superior Court of California from 1969 to 1971, in Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County. He was an Associate Justice on the California State Supreme Court from 1973 to 1981.