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Resignations and Appointments, 03.10.2019

Appointment of the President of Vatican City State Tribunal

The Holy Father has appointed as president of Vatican City State Tribunal the distinguished Dr. Giuseppe Pignatone.

Dr. Giuseppe Pignatone

The distinguished Dr. Giuseppe Pignatone was born in Caltanisetta on 8 May 1949. He was awarded a degree in law from the University of Palermo in 1971.

He is Praetor in Caltanissetta and, since 1977, substitute at the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

In 2008 he was appointed by the Superior Council of the Italian Judiciary as prosecutor of the Republic for Reggio Calabria.

In March 2012 he was appointed by the Superior Council of the Magistracy of the Republic of Rome.