Peter Singer (judge)
British judge (1944–2018)
Sir Jan Peter Singer (10 September 1944 – 22 December 2018) was a judge of the High Court of England and Wales.
Education
Singer was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, then at Selwyn College, Cambridge.
Career
Singer was a judge in the High Court of Justice, Family Division, from 1993 to 2010. After his retirement from the bench, he acted as an independent mediator and advocate consultant at No. 1 Hare Court — his former chambers.
He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1967, becoming a Queen's Counsel in 1987. He was a Recorder between 1987 and 1993. He was Chairman of the Family Law Bar Association between 1990 and 92. Member, Matrimonial Causes Rule Committee 1981-85. Senate of Inns of Court and Bar 1983-6; Law Society Legal Aid Committee 1984-89; General Council of the Bar 1990-92.
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