Francis issued a new Vatican City civil law which makes the Apostolic Signatura itself the final court of cassation for Vatican City State and provides for greater independence of judicial bodies and magistrates dependent on the Pope. It also specifies the requirements for the appointment of judges and it simplifies the judicial system while increasing the staff of the court. Prior to that, the Cardinal Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura had served ex officio as the President of the Supreme Court of Vatican City (Corte di Cassazione). The two other members of the Supreme Court were also Cardinals of the Apostolic Signatura and were chosen by the Cardinal Prefect on a yearly basis. Prefects since 1908 Vincenzo Vannutelli (20 October 1908 – 15 December 1914) Michele Lega (15 December 1914 – 20 March 1920) Augusto Silj (20 March 1920 – 26 February 1926) Francesco Ragonesi (9 March 1926 – 14 September 1931) Bonaventura Cerretti (12 October 1931 – 8 May 1933) Enrico Gasparri (18 May 1933 – 20 May 1946) Massimo Massimi (29 May 1946 – 6 March 1954) Giuseppe Bruno (20 March 1954 – 10 November 1954) Gaetano Cicognani (18 November 1954 – 5 February 1962) Francesco Roberti (14 November 1959 – 24 March 1969) Dino Staffa (7 April 1967 – 7 August 1977) Pericle Felici (13 September 1977 – 22 March 1982) Aurelio Sabattani (17 May 1982 – 1 July 1988) Achille Silvestrini (1 July 1988 – 24 May 1991) Gilberto Agustoni (2 April 1992 – 5 October 1998) Zenon Grocholewski (5 October 1998 – 15 November 1999) Mario Francesco Pompedda (15 November 1999 – 27 May 2004) Agostino Vallini (27 May 2004 – 27 June 2008) Raymond Leo Burke (27 June 2008 – 8 November 2014) Dominique Mamberti (8 November 2014 – present) References External links GCatholic.org Tribunals of the Roman Curia