Paolo Maddalena (born 27 March 1936) is an Italian magistrate and academic, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy from 2002 to 2011.

After graduating in 1958, Maddalena began his academic activity in the field of Roman law, as an assistant to jurist Antonio Guarino.

On 1 April 2014, Maddalena was appointed free expert by the Mayor of Messina Renato Accorinti, for the policies of constitutional jurisdiction for common goods.

[2] In 2016, he expressed positions close to the No Cav movement, siding in favor of the protection of the Apuan Alps.

[3] In 2022, he was nominated as candidate for presidential election by Alternativa, the Communist Party, Italy of Values and Italexit.