Robert Peel (judge)
British judge
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Sir Robert Roger Peel (born 29 January 1966)[1] is a British High Court judge. He is National Lead Judge of the Financial Remedies Court, the court which deals with assets on divorce.
Mr Justice Peel | |
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| High Court Judge Family Division | |
| Assumed office 01 October 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
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| Born | 29 January 1966 |
| Brasenose College, Oxford | |
Peel was born in Singapore and spent a portion of his childhood in Africa, being educated at private schools in England. He studied at Brasenose College, Oxford where he completed a BA in modern languages, studying French and Spanish. He then completed a diploma in law at City University London.[1][2]
He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1990. He took silk in 2010, was appointed a recorder in 2011 and a deputy High Court judge in 2016.[1]
On 1 October 2020, Peel was appointed a judge of the High Court, replacing Dame Judith Parker who retired, and he was assigned to the Family Division.[3][4] He received the customary knighthood in the same year.[1]
In 1993, he married Victoria Williams and together they have two sons and a daughter.[1]