{{short description|British barrister and television personality (born 1978)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use British English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Robert Rinder | honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} | other_names = Judge Rinder | birth_name = Robert Michael Rinder | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|5|31|df=y}} | image = File:Rob Rinder.png | caption = Rinder conducting a choir in March 2017 | birth_place = Westminster, London, England | education = University of Manchester | occupation = {{flatlist| *Barrister *television personality *writer }} | years_active = 2001–present <small>(barrister)</small><br>2014–present <small>(television)</small> | partner = Seth Cumming (2013–2018) | television = ''The Holy Land and Us: Our Untold Stories'' <br /> ''Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby'' }} '''Robert Michael Rinder''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|I|n|d|ər}}; born 31 May 1978), sometimes known as '''Judge Rinder''', is a British criminal barrister and television personality.<ref>{{cite web|title='Judge Rinder': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds On ITV Daytime's Barrister Robert Rinder|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/03/02/judge-rinder-itv-facts-robert-barrister_n_6769398.html|access-date=6 April 2016|website=The Huffington Post|date=27 February 2015}}</ref> In 2014, while still a practising barrister, he began hosting the reality courtroom series ''Judge Rinder''. In 2019, he also began hosting the Channel 4 series ''The Rob Rinder Verdict''.
In 2022, Rinder also became a regular host on ITV’s ''Good Morning Britain''.<ref>{{cite web|title='Good Morning Britain in presenting shake-up as Rob Rinder replaced with familiar ITV face' |url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/tv/good-morning-britain-presenting-shake-24786652 |website=Manchester Evening News |date=18 August 2022 |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
==Early life== Rinder was born in London on 31 May 1978<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lifestyle.one/closer/celebrity/news/judge-robert-rinder-everything-need-know/|title=Judge Rinder: Everything you need to know|last=Battson|first=Francesca|website=Closer|access-date=20 November 2016}}</ref> into a Jewish family;<ref name=JC>[http://www.thejc.com/arts/tv/121619/interview-judge-rinder Interview: Judge Rinder], ''Jewish Chronicle'', 21 August 2014</ref><ref name=JT>[http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/robert-rinder-uks-answer-american-chat-show-host-judge-judy/ Robert Rinder: the UK's answer to American chat-show host Judge Judy!] ''Jewish News Online'', 29 January 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.</ref> his mother is Angela Cohen, chair of the 45 Aid Society.<ref name="Frazer">{{cite news |last=Frazer |first=Jenni |date=11 June 2021 |title=Mother-and-son duo Judge Rinder and Angela Cohen top Queen's birthday honours |work=Jewish News |url=https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/mother-and-son-duo-judge-rinder-and-angela-cohen-top-queens-birthday-honours/ |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref> His maternal grandfather, Morris Malenicky, was a Holocaust survivor and one of the "Windermere children".<ref name="DT23">{{cite news |last1=Greenaway |first1=Naomi |date=3 December 2023 |title=Rob Rinder on October 7 attacks: 'The paramedic saw headless bodies and heard terrorists laughing' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/03/rob-rinder-paramedics-israel-hamas-war-terrorists/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |work=Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
He was brought up in Southgate and was educated at Osidge Primary School, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anthonywebb.co.uk/articles/osidge-celebrates-its-80th-anniversary|last=Anthony Webb|title=Osidge celebrates its 80th anniversary|date=19 June 2016|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref><ref name=qe>{{cite web |url=https://www.qebarnet.co.uk/Judge_Rinder_and_QE |title=Judge Rinder and QE |publisher=Queen Elizabeth's School |access-date=7 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916160240/https://www.qebarnet.co.uk/Judge_Rinder_and_QE |archive-date=16 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the National Youth Theatre. Rinder later gave up acting because his peer and later close friend, Benedict Cumberbatch, "was so good".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hunt |first=Julia |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/benedict-cumberbatch-made-give-up-8184859 |title='Benedict Cumberbatch made me give up acting because he was so good' admits Judge Rinder |work=The Mirror |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> Rinder studied politics and modern history at the University of Manchester, graduating with first-class honours.<ref name=qe /><ref>{{cite web|title=The Big Interview: Judge Rinder|url=https://www.chambersstudent.co.uk/where-to-start/newsletter/the-big-interview-judge-rinder|access-date=6 April 2016|website=Chambers Student}}</ref>
==Career== ===Legal=== Rinder was called to the bar in 2001, starting his pupillage at 2 Paper Buildings.<ref name=qe /><ref>{{cite web|author=Catherine Baksi |url=https://legalhackette.com/2016/04/21/legal-hackette-lunches-with-robert-rinder/ |title=Legal Hackette Lunches with Robert Rinder |publisher=Legalhackette.com |date=21 April 2016 |access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> He then became a tenant at 2 Hare Court.<ref>[https://www.2harecourt.com/barristers/robert-rinder/ Robert Rinder], 2 Hare Court</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=John |first=Judge |url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2014/06/2-hare-court-barrister-set-to-be-uks-telly-judge-judy/ |title=2 Hare Court barrister set to be UK's telly Judge Judy |publisher=Legal Cheek |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=31 March 2017}}</ref> He went on to specialise in cases involving international fraud, money laundering and other forms of financial crime. He was involved in prosecutions following the murders of Leticia Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis in January 2003, who were shot in a drive-by shooting, and the defence of British servicemen on charges of manslaughter after the deaths of detainees in Iraq.<ref name=CV/> Since 2010, he has been involved in the investigation and prosecution of alleged bribery, corruption, and fraud in the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.<ref name=CV>[http://1vbryn3rqm4h1s6gwmb73n91.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/barristers-pdfs/robert-rinder.pdf CV], 2 Hare Court</ref>
===Television=== While practising as a barrister, Rinder wrote television scripts in his spare time. Upon attempting to sell one, he met producer Tom McLennan.<ref name=cher>{{cite web|last=Foxton |first=Hannah |url=https://www.cherwell.org/2014/11/28/interview-judge-rinder/ |title=Interview: Judge Rinder |publisher=Cherwell.org |date=2 September 2016 |access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> He approached ITV with a proposal for a remake of the 1970s programme ''Crown Court'', but this was rejected in favour of a British version of ''Judge Judy'', and McLennan offered Rinder the opportunity to front it.<ref name=fln /><ref name=cher /> From 2014 to 2020, he was the eponymous judge in the reality courtroom series ''Judge Rinder'', where he was referred to as a British ''Judge Judy''.<ref name=fln>{{cite web|url=http://www.law.ac.uk/futurelawyers/judge-rinder/ |title=Read the FLN's review of ITV's Judge Rinder |publisher=Law.ac.uk |access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref>
Shortly after the programme started, he criticised Judith Sheindlin, the judge of ''Judge Judy'', for making judgements based on her preconceptions while claiming that he applied the law seriously and made "real legal rulings".<ref>{{cite web|last=Percival |first=Ash |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz-tv/hot-tv/393371/Judge-Rinder-sticks-the-boot-into-Judge-Judy |title=Judge Rinder sticks the boot into Judge Judy |work=Daily Star |date=8 August 2014 |access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> Despite this, he insisted that it be clarified on the programme that he is a practising criminal law barrister and not a civil court judge.<ref name=lc>{{cite web|last=John |first=Judge |url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2014/08/exclusive-interview-judge-rinder-on-life-as-britains-newest-reality-tv-star/ |title=Exclusive interview: Judge Rinder on life as Britain's newest reality TV star |publisher=Legal Cheek |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> As such, he wears his normal barrister's court dress but without the barrister's wig.<ref>{{cite web|last=John |first=Judge |url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2014/06/2-hare-court-barrister-set-to-be-uks-telly-judge-judy/ |title=2 Hare Court barrister set to be UK's telly Judge Judy |publisher=Legal Cheek |date=25 June 2014 |access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> Rinder received praise for his cross-examination abilities and acerbic comments.<ref name=fln /> His courtroom includes a gavel and flag of the United Kingdom, neither of which is used in British courts but are on display in American courts and televised court programmes, and his show has been criticised as "''The Jeremy Kyle Show'' set in a small-claims court".<ref name=lc /><ref>{{cite web|last=Buerk |first=Michael |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-06-20/inside-the-bizarre-world-of-itvs-judge-rinder |title=Who is Judge Rinder? Meet ITV's reality TV judge and Britain's answer to Judge Judy |work=Radio Times |date=20 June 2016 |access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref>
In 2015, Rinder released a book called ''Rinder Rules''.<ref name="Connelly">{{cite web|last=Connelly |first=Thomas |url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2015/10/tv-barrister-judge-rinder-urges-serious-law-students-to-lighten-up-in-order-to-succeed/ |title=TV barrister Judge Rinder urges 'serious' law students to lighten up in order to succeed |publisher=Legal Cheek |date=13 October 2015 |access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> In 2016, he presented a new series, ''Judge Rinder's Crime Stories'', with reconstructions of real crimes. He also hosted ''Raising the Bar'' on BBC Radio 5 Live,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06j0wnn |title=BBC Radio 5 live – Raising the Bar with Rob Rinder |publisher=BBC |date=28 August 2016 |access-date=6 September 2016}}</ref> which he started with a discussion with former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge.<ref>{{cite web|last=Connelly |first=Thomas |url=https://www.legalcheek.com/2016/07/judge-rinder-lifts-lid-on-judicial-life-in-new-radio-show/ |title=Judge Rinder lifts lid on judicial life in new radio show |publisher=Legal Cheek |date=25 July 2016 |access-date=7 September 2016}}</ref> In December 2017 Rinder re-launched ''Crown Court'' on ITV, newly named ''Judge Rinder's Crown Court'', with a two-part special after a 30-year hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/ep1week49/judge-rinders-crown-court|title=Judge Rinder's Crown Court Episode 1|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref>
In 2016, Rinder competed in the fourteenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'', stating that he was doing so to make his grandmother proud of him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/162241/tvs-judge-rinder-wants-make-grandmother-proud-strictly-come-dancing |title=TV's Judge Rinder wants to 'make grandmother proud' on Strictly Come Dancing |work=The Jewish Chronicle |access-date=8 September 2016}}</ref> Rinder was partnered with Ukrainian-born professional dancer Oksana Platero.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2016/09/03/strictly-come-dancing-launch-dont-rule-out-ed-disco-ballss-stomp/|title=Strictly Come Dancing launch: don't rule out Ed 'Disco' Balls's stompy dancing yet – plus 10 more things that happened|last=Hogan|first=Michael|date=3 September 2016|work=The Telegraph|access-date=4 September 2016}}</ref> Rinder was eliminated in week 11 after scoring 31 points dancing a Samba to "Oh, What a Night". He ended the competition in fifth place.
In an episode of ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' broadcast on 13 August 2018, Rinder traced his Jewish family's tragic history and made new discoveries about his grandfather, Morris Malenicky, a survivor of both Schlieben and Theresienstadt concentration camps.<ref name=lc /><ref>{{cite web|last=O'Sullivan |first=Kyle |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/judge-rinders-horror-nazi-death-22576745 |title=Judge Rinder's horror at Nazi death camp ordeal of grandfather who 'didn't look human' |work=Mirror |date=25 August 2020 |access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref>
In December 2018, Rinder hosted ''Good Year Bad Year'', a one-off special on Channel 4 where he discussed the topical highs and lows of 2018 along with a number of celebrity guests. In 2019, he began hosting the Channel 4 series ''The Rob Rinder Verdict''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.entertainmentdaily.co.uk/tv/daytime-tv/former-strictly-come-dancing-judge-rinder-wants-host-dating-show/|title=Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Judge Rinder wants to host dating show|date=30 August 2019|website=Entertainment Daily UK|access-date=13 September 2019}}</ref>
In July 2020, Rinder appeared on series 2 of ''Celebrity Gogglebox'' alongside Susanna Reid.<ref>{{cite web|last=Houghton|first=Rianne|date=2 July 2020|title=Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid worried about editing on Celebrity Gogglebox|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a33054400/good-morning-britain-susanna-reid-celebrity-gogglebox-edit/|access-date=26 January 2021|website=Digital Spy}}</ref>
In November 2020, Rinder released ''My Family, the Holocaust and Me'' for BBC One, a documentary which helped Jewish families discover the full truth about what happened to their relatives during the Holocaust. The documentary received widespread acclaim, and was called "a vital history lesson".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/09/my-family-the-holocaust-and-me-with-robert-rinder-review-remarkably-moving-tv|title=My Family, the Holocaust and Me with Robert Rinder review – remarkably moving TV|newspaper=The Guardian|date=9 November 2020 |accessdate=9 November 2020 |last1=Nicholson |first1=Rebecca }}</ref>
Rinder presented on ''Good Morning Britain'' on ITV in 2022.
On 14 July 2022, Crime & Investigation UK commissioned the 10-part crime series ''Rob Rinder's Interrogation Secrets''; presented by Rinder, the series premiered on 4 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aenetworks.tv/news/uk/ae-networksr-uk-commissions-new-true-crime-show-robert-rinder#:~:text=London%2C%2014th%20July%202022%3A%20A,criminal%20cases%20in%20recent%20years.|title=A+E Networks® UK commissions new true crime show with Robert Rinder|website=aenetworks.tv|accessdate=7 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.memorabletv.com/episodes/rob-rinders-interrogation-secrets-melissa-huckaby-s1ep1-crime-investigation-uk-sunday-4-september-2022/|title=Rob Rinder's Interrogation Secrets: Melissa Huckaby (S1EP1 Crime & Investigation UK Sunday 4 September 2022)|website=memorabletv.com|date=3 September 2022 |accessdate=7 September 2022}}</ref>
In November 2022, it was announced that Rinder would join chef Monica Galetti as the new co-host of ''Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby''.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Studios announces Rob Rinder as new co-presenter of Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond The Lobby|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/amazing-hotels-rob-rinder|access-date=4 November 2022|website=BBC Studios}}</ref>
In March 2023, Rinder co-presented ''The Holy Land and Us: Our Untold Stories'' with Sarah Agha<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC announces The Holy Land And Us: Our Untold Stories, a brave and emotional new documentary series presented by Sarah Agha and Rob Rinder |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/new-documentary-series-the-holy-land-and-us-our-untold-stories/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en}}</ref> for BBC Two, a two-part documentary exploring the personal stories of families of Jewish and Palestinian heritage. In discussing the programme, he commented "I've made clear that I'm a Zionist".<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenburg |first=Michelle |title=Rob Rinder: "It is possible to be a Zionist AND hear the other side of the story" |url=https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/rob-rinder-lots-of-jews-will-feel-uncomfortable-hearing-those-stories/ |newspaper=Jewish News |date=15 March 2023 |access-date=11 November 2025}}</ref>
Rinder co-presented with Philippa Langley a November 2023 Channel 4 programme entitled ''Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence'', which discussed her theories about the possible survival of the Princes in the Tower.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/historian-says-richard-iii-not-8914515|title=Historian says Richard III did not kill Princes in the Tower in 'landmark' Channel 4 show|date=17 November 2023|author=Lee Garrett|website=Leicester Mercury|access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-calculated-insult-to-the-viewer-channel-4s-the-princes-in-the-tower-the-new-evidence-reviewed/|title=A calculated insult to the viewer: Channel 4's The Princes in the Tower – The New Evidence reviewed|author=James Delingpole|website=The Spectator|date=22 November 2023 |access-date=24 November 2023}}</ref>
In May 2024, BBC Two aired the 3-part series ''Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour'', which has Rinder and Rylan Clark visiting Venice, Florence and Rome, following in the footsteps of Lord Byron and discussing their own broken hearts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2024 |title=Rylan Clark shares message as fans react to new travel show with Rob Rinder {{!}} Virgin Radio UK |url=https://virginradio.co.uk/entertainment/145525/rylan-message-fans-react-new-travel-show-with-rob-rinder |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=virginradio.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Following their BAFTA win for Best Factual Entertainment, Rinder and Clark returned in September 2025 for a second season entitled ''Rob and Rylan's Passage to India'', with the pair exploring the culture and diversity of India in homage to Rinder's favourite author E.M. Forster.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Samadder |first=Rhik |date=2025-09-13 |title=Rob and Rylan's Passage to India: the funniest TV tour of the country ever created |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/sep/13/rob-and-rylans-passage-to-india-the-funniest-tv-tour-of-the-country-ever-created |access-date=2025-09-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
In July 2024, he presented a three-part Channel 4 documentary ''Britain Behind Bars'', about the history of Britain's prison system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/britain-behind-bars-a-secret-history/on-demand/74956-001|title=Britain Behind Bars: A Secret History|website=Channel 4|access-date=30 July 2024|language=en-gb}}</ref>
In July 2025, Channel 5 premiered the three-part series ''Rich Times, Poor Times'', hosted by Rinder and Ruth Goodman. The series delves into key historical events through the contrasting lives of the rich and the poor.{{cn|date=July 2025}}
In 2025, Rinder played the role of 'The Executor' in the Channel 4 reality show ''The Inheritance'', alongside Elizabeth Hurley.{{cn|date=July 2025}}
===Radio=== Between July and August 2021, Rinder presented a six part series on Classic FM, titled ''Robert Rinder's Classical Passions''. In October 2021, Rinder became the new permanent host of ''Drivetime'' every Friday on talkRADIO and talkRADIO TV. Rinder presented the show until September 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robert Rinder joins Classic FM to present a new six-part special series|url=https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/robert-rinder-presents-new-sunday-classical-passions-series/|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Classic FM}}</ref>
In 2022, Rinder travelled to the Polish-Ukraine border to report on the crisis for talkRADIO.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rob Rinder reports on Ukraine crisis from Polish border|url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rob-rinder-reports-ukraine-crisis-095400811.html|access-date=14 March 2022|website=Yahoo! News|date=14 March 2022 }}</ref>
== Writing == In 2014, Rinder started to write a legal-based discussion column in the newspaper ''The Sun'', and in 2015, he released a book called ''Rinder Rules''.<ref name="Connelly"/> He became a columnist for the London ''Evening Standard'' in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/author/rob-rinder|title=Rob Rinder|website=Evening Standard|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref>
In 2023, Rinder became a number one ''Sunday Times'' bestselling author with the release of his debut novel ''The Trial''. This was followed by ''The Suspect'' in 2024, and in June 2025, he published his third book,''The Protest'', which also made the ''Sunday Times'' bestseller list.
== Charitable work == [[File:Robert Rinder.jpg|thumb|Rinder running the London Marathon in 2016]] Rinder is the patron of Buttle UK, a charity for children from impoverished backgrounds;<ref>{{cite web |date=8 November 2017 |title=Interview with Italian Job and Rob 'Judge' Rinder |url=http://www.necclassicmotorshow.com/calendar |website=NEC Classic Motor Show}}</ref> in 2016, he ran the London Marathon to raise money for them, finishing with a time of 03:16:00 (the average for men was 3:48:00<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-12 |title=Strava reveals 2016 London Marathon data |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/a775706/strava-reveals-2016-london-marathon-data/ |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=Runner's World |language=en-GB}}</ref>).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=N. M. E. |date=2016-04-25 |title=Who's faster: Natalie Dormer or Judge Rinder? |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/did-you-beat-these-celebrities-in-the-london-marathon-767208 |access-date=2025-09-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> He launched The Italian Job 2018 at The NEC, Birmingham on 10 November 2017.
Rinder is a supporter of and fundraiser for Magen David Adom, an Israeli medical charity. He narrated a documentary on his 36-hour journey with MDAUK's chief executive Daniel Burger in Israel, between 12 and 13 November 2023, entitled ''Operation Swords of Iron'', interviewing emergency personnel about 7 October 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Operation Swords of Iron'' |date=6 December 2023 |url=https://mdauk.org/operation-swords-of-iron-documentary-with-robert-rinder-and-daniel-burger/ |publisher=MDAUK |access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref>
Rinder regularly speaks with pupils at Heathcote Secondary School and Science College and sixth form in Chingford East London on different aspects and careers in law.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/apr/29/governor-reading-buddy-seven-ways-to-help-a-school-prosper | title=From governor to reading buddy: Seven ways to help a school prosper | work=The Guardian | date=29 April 2025 | last1=Dewdney | first1=Helen }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/lesson-for-kids-aspiration-rob-rinder-b1068518.html | title=The most valuable lesson for kids? If they see it, they realise they can be it | date=20 March 2023 }}</ref>
==Honours== Both Rinder and his mother, Angela Cohen, were appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to Holocaust education and awareness.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63377|supp=y|page=B22|date=12 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="DT23" />
He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Southampton Solent University on 3 February 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=TV Personality and Barrister Awarded Honorary Degree |url=https://students.solent.ac.uk/news/tv-personality-and-barrister-awarded-honorary-degree |website=Southampton Solent University |date=3 February 2021 |access-date=26 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4WpDzR-TM|title=Robert Rinder receives Honorary Doctorate from Solent University|last=Southampton Solent University|date=3 February 2022|via=YouTube}}</ref> He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Literature (DLitt) from University College London on 20 May 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Honorary Graduates |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/governance-compliance/honorary-awards/list-honorary-graduates#2024 |website=University College London |date=20 May 2024 |access-date=26 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IOE awards Honorary Degree to British barrister and television broadcaster |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2024/may/ioe-awards-honorary-degree-british-barrister-and-television-broadcaster |website=University College London |date=20 May 2024 |access-date=26 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
He was appointed as the Honorary Deputy Colonel Commandant of the Royal Corps of Army Music on 1 January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=London Gazette 27 February 2024 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64327/supplement/3869 |website=The London Gazette |date=27 February 2024 |access-date=26 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == * 2025 BAFTA Television Award for Best Factual Entertainment – won for ''Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour''
==Personal life== Rinder entered into a civil partnership with barrister Seth Cumming<ref>{{cite web |title=Seth Cumming |url=http://uk.jha.com/our-people/seth-cumming/ |access-date=30 October 2018 |work=Joseph Hage Aaronson wibsite}}</ref> at a ceremony on the island of Ibiza in 2013, conducted by Rinder's friend, actor Benedict Cumberbatch. Cumberbatch was legally entitled to conduct the ceremony because of his online Universal Life Church ministerial ordination,<ref name="JC" /> and Rinder was later one of three best men at Cumberbatch's wedding to Sophie Hunter in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 February 2015 |title=Benedict Cumberbatch's best man revealed as Judge Robert Rinder |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11422025/Benedict-Cumberbatchs-best-man-revealed-as-Judge-Robert-Rinder.html |access-date=8 September 2016 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref> Rinder and Cumming separated after four years of marriage and eleven years together.<ref>{{cite news |last=Newman |first=Vicki |date=17 January 2018 |title=Judge Rinder 'splits from husband Seth Cummings after 11 years together' |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/judge-rinder-splits-husband-seth-11864328 |work=Daily Mirror}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Who is Seth Cumming? Ex partner of Judge Rinder |url=https://www.thegayuk.com/who-is-seth-cumming-ex-partner-of-judge-rinder |access-date=30 October 2018 |work=The Gay UK}}</ref><ref name="DT23" />
In 2023 Rinder was mooted as potential contender to be the Conservative candidate for the 2024 London mayoral election. He ruled himself out of the running in the spring of that year,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank-Keyes |first=Jessica |date=2 May 2023 |title=Mayoral Elections 2024: Who is in the frame to run against Sadiq Khan? |url=https://www.cityam.com/mayoral-elections-2024-who-is-in-the-frame-to-run-against-sadiq-khan/ |website=City AM}}</ref> later saying that he was not a member of any political party.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saner |first=Emine |date=22 June 2023 |title='I have overwhelming impostor syndrome': TV judge Rob Rinder on empathy, shame and survival |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/22/i-have-overwhelming-impostor-syndrome-tv-judge-rob-rinder-on-empathy-shame-and-survival |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=6699800|name=Robert Rinder}} * [https://www.biogs.com/judge-rinder Robert Rinder at Biogs.com] * {{Instagram}} * {{Twitter}}
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