“If you are a politician who styles yourself as a model of family virtue but are having a secret affair, you have no right to expect it to remain secret.”

British criminal barrister and television personality

Robert Michael Rinder, known to many as Judge Rinder, is a British criminal barrister and television personality. He became widely known in 2014 when, while still practising law, he began hosting the courtroom reality series Judge Rinder. He later took on another presenting role in 2019 with the Channel 4 series The Rob Rinder Verdict. His public work sits at the point where legal practice meets television, especially in formats built around courtroom debate and judgment.