 To further solidify the prestige and authority of the Senate, Sulla transferred the control of the courts from the equites, who had held control since the Gracchi reforms, to the senators.This, along with the increase in the number of courts, further added to the power that was already held by the senators.Sulla also codified, and thus established definitively, the "cursus honorum", which required an individual to reach a certain age and level of experience before running for any particular office.