Mr Justice Peel | |
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High Court Judge Family Division | |
Assumed office 01 October 2020 | |
Monarchs |
Elizabeth II Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | Singapore | 29 January 1966
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
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.
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]
Mr Justice Peel | |
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![]() | |
High Court Judge Family Division | |
Assumed office 01 October 2020 | |
Monarchs |
Elizabeth II Charles III |
Personal details | |
Born | Singapore | 29 January 1966
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
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.
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]