Peter Herbert

Peter Herbert OBE is a British barrister and political activist. He was described by The Independent as "one of Britain's only non-white judges",

Career He was an independent member and vice-chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority from 2000 to 2008, a "part-time recorder in the crown court as well as a part-time immigration and employment tribunal judge and chair of the Society of Black Lawyers". He retired from his judicial roles in 2020, moving to Kenya.

Racism in football Herbert has campaigned against racism in football with the Society of Black Lawyers, which he has chaired since 1984, aiming to inform the police of every "racial conflict" in the game.

Controversy Herbert was at the centre of a controversy over the years 2015–2017 after suggesting that racism was present in the British judicial system. He also criticised the "decision to bar the former mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, from holding public office for five years". On 15 November 2015, members of the judiciary tried to pressure Herbert into refraining from sitting as a judge.