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 | 29 January 1966 Singapore |
| 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]
