Complex sentence: On December 9,2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated her to the Supreme Court of California to replace Justice Janice Rogers Brown, who resigned to accept an appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Split into simpler sentences: On December 9,2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger nominated her to the Supreme Court of California, to replace Justice Janice Rogers Brown. Justice Brown had resigned to accept an appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.