Sarah Farley Pudifin-Jones (born 1984/1985) is a South African advocate, legal academic, and musician.

Early life and education

Pudifin-Jones is the daughter of immunologist and clarinet player Dennis James Pudifin (d. 2013) and Jennifer Riseborough. Pudifin-Jones attended

Durban Girls' College Durban Girls' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls, with weekly boarding facilities for high school pupils, located on the Berea, overlooking the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Notable alumnae * Lara L ...

. She began playing violin at age four and would later perform with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, the KwaZulu-Natal Youth Orchestra, Durban City Orchestra, and the South African National Youth Orchestra. She became a leader of the KZNYO and concert master of the SANYO and DCO. In a 2016 ''

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'' article, Pudifin-Jones said "I think law, music and art are the perfect combination. They both require an analytical mind and attention to detail, but also need creativity and dedication". In 2007, Pudifin-Jones graduated

summa cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some Sout ...

from the

University of KwaZulu-Natal The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN; , ) is a public research university with five campuses in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. It was formed on 1 January 2004 after the merger between the University of Natal and the University ...

with a

Bachelor of Laws A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ...

(LLB) in Law, Philosophy and Economics. In 2008, she was a Law Clerk to Justice

Albie Sachs Albert "Albie" Louis Sachs (born 30 January 1935) is a South African lawyer, activist, writer, and former judge appointed to the first Constitutional Court of South Africa by Nelson Mandela. Early life and education Albie Sachs was born in ...

. Pudifin-Jones went on to pursue a

Master of Laws A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is a postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in another subject. In many jurisdi ...

(LLB) and a

Master of Philosophy A Master of Philosophy (MPhil or PhM; Latin ' or ') is a postgraduate degree. The name of the degree is most often abbreviated MPhil (or, at times, as PhM in other countries). MPhil are awarded to postgraduate students after completing at leas ...

(MPhil) at

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Gonville and Caius College, commonly known as Caius ( ), is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1348 by Edmund Gonville, it is the fourth-oldest of the University of Cambridge's 31 colleges and ...

, studying Law and Criminology on an Emma Smith scholarship.

Career

Upon returning to South Africa after completing her studies at Cambridge, Pudifin-Jones became a Contract Lecturer and Honorary Research Fellow at her alma mater the

. In 2011, she was called to the KwaZulu-Natal Bar, where she is currently a member of Ubunye Chambers in Umhlanga, and became an Advocate of the

High Court of South Africa The High Court of South Africa is a superior court of law in South Africa. It is divided into nine provinces of South Africa, provincial divisions, some of which sit in more than one location. Each High Court division has general jurisdiction ov ...

. Pudifin-Jones appeared on the ''

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s 2014 list of 200 Young South Africans. In January 2024, Pudifin-Jones appeared in the Hague as a member of the legal team representing South Africa's proceedings accusing Israel of genocide at the

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(ICJ).

Personal life

Pudifin-Jones is married to Matthew Jones, who competed on ''The Great South African Bake Off'' in 2016, and has three sons. They are practicing Anglicans.

Bibliography

* ''Class Action Litigation in South Africa'' (2017), editor with various

References

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