Complex sentence: President George W. Bush nominated Elrod to a vacancy on the Fifth Circuit on March 29,2007 to replace Judge Patrick Higginbotham, who took Senior status on August 26,2006.
Split into simpler sentences: President George W. Bush nominated Elrod to a vacancy on the Fifth Circuit on March 29,2007. If confirmed, she will replace Judge Patrick Higginbotham, who took Senior status on August 26,2006.