Complex sentence: He served as chief judge from 1979 to 1998, assuming senior status on October 31,1998, serving until his death on July 14,2014, at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Split into simpler sentences: He served as chief judge from 1979 to 1998. He assumed senior status on October 31,1998, and served until his death on July 14,2014, at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.