His first government assignment was vice-president for Special Tribunal for the State Defence (Italian: Tribunale Speciale per la Sicurezza dello Stato) from September 1928 until November 1932. He then served as president from November 1932 until July 1943. He was a fascist hardliner, and on 24 July 1943, as member of the Gran Consiglio del Fascismo, he voted against the Ordine del Giorno Grandi, joining Mussolini's side.