The comitia centuriata elected important magistrates like consuls and praetors. Other magistrates of the Republic include tribunes, quaestors, aediles, praetors and censors. They even begged the Praetors, Consuls and other magistrates. Technically they outranked all other ordinary magistrates (including consuls and praetors). Besides the emperor, consuls and praetors could also preside over the senate. The Comitia Centuriata would elect magistrates who had the "imperium" powers (consuls and praetors). The Comitia Centuriata elected the praetors (judicial magistrates), the censors, and the consuls. Besides the Emperor, Consuls, and Praetors could also preside over the Senate. The "imperium" was held by both consuls and praetors. Consuls held a higher grade of "imperium" than praetors. Livy describes the assignments given to either consuls or praetors in some detail. It had no praetors, tribunes, or quaestors. As a consul, Scipio superseded the praetors Manlius and Atilius. Praetors administered civil law and commanded provincial armies. Normal governors of Roman territories were either praetors, propraetors or proconsuls.