[1] She then worked as a Prefetto (prefect) in Bologna, Vicenza, Bergamo, Brescia, Catania and Genova.

[4] She was subsequently appointed special commissioner of the municipalities of Bologna (in February 2010) and of Parma (in October 2011), temporarily taking over from the mayors in the wake of political scandals.

[6][7] The following day her tenure as justice minister began and she replaced Paola Severino in the post.

[8] Andrea Orlando replaced her in the post in February 2014 when the Renzi cabinet was formed.

This overdue reform was deemed necessary by a number of people in order to streamline the functioning of some of the State's courts and was part of an effort by the Italian authorities to reduce the spending of public money.