Sir Robert Roger Peel (born 29 January 1966) 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

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and spent a portion of his childhood in Africa, being educated at

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in England. He studied at

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where he completed a BA in modern languages, studying French and Spanish. He then completed a diploma in law at

City University London City, University of London was a public university from 1966 to 2024 in London, England. It merged with St George's, University of London to form City St George's, University of London in August 2024. The names "City, University of London" and ...

. He was

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at the

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in 1990. He

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in 2010, was appointed a recorder in 2011 and a deputy High Court judge in 2016. 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

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. He received the customary

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in the same year. In 1993, he married Victoria Williams and together they have two sons and a daughter.

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