Gherardo Colombo (born 23 June 1946) is an Italian former magistrate and judge specialized in political corruption cases. He was a member of the Court of Cassation between 2005 and 2007.[1]
He resigned from the judiciary in 2007 even though he could have continued sitting as a judge for another fourteen years. As a reason for his resignation he explained that he felt the fight against corruption should not take place solely in the legal arena.[5]