Academic career After graduating in 1958, Maddalena began his academic activity in the field of
Roman law, as an assistant to jurist Antonio Guarino. A free lecturer in Roman law institutions since 1971, after his entry into the
judiciary, Maddalena shifted his interests towards
administrative and
constitutional law. After having taught for some years at the
University of Pavia, in parallel with his commitment as a magistrate, from 1991 to 1998 he was taught European Community Law for cultural and environmental heritage at the
Tuscia University. In this period he has also dealt, in numerous writings, with the institutional and legal profiles of the
European Union.
Legal career Maddalena joined the Judiciary of the
Court of Audit in 1971. After a long period spent at the Attorney General, in the last period, since 1995, he was the
Lazio Regional Prosecutor of the accounting judiciary. He had the opportunity to apply the theses he proposed in the scientific context both by collaborating in the carrying out of numerous investigations, in particular on environmental issues, and by carrying out assignments of different nature. Among other things, he was part of the Ecology and Territory group set up at the
Supreme Court of Cassation, and was Head of Cabinet of the
Minister of Public Education Gerardo Bianco and Head of Legislative Office at the
Ministry of the Environment. In 2016, he expressed positions close to the
No Cav movement, siding in favor of the protection of the
Apuan Alps.
Candidate for President of Italy In 2022, he was nominated as candidate for
presidential election by
Alternativa, the
Communist Party,
Italy of Values and
Italexit. He obtained 36 votes on the first ballot, 39 votes on the second ballot and 61 votes on the third ballot. == Honours and awards ==