Sarah Pudifin-Jones | |
Birth Name: | Sarah Farley Pudifin |
Birth Date: | 1984/1985 |
Spouse: | Matthew Jones |
Children: | 3 |
Sarah Farley Pudifin-Jones (born 1984/1985) is a South African advocate, legal academic, and musician.
Pudifin-Jones is the daughter of immunologist and clarinet player Dennis James Pudifin (d. 2013) and Jennifer Riseborough.[1] Pudifin-Jones attended Durban Girls' College.[2] She began playing violin at age four and would later perform with the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, the KwaZulu-Natal Youth Orchestra, Durban City Orchestra,[3] and the South African National Youth Orchestra. She became a leader of the KZNYO and concert master of the SANYO and DCO.[4] In a 2016 News24 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".[5]
In 2007, Pudifin-Jones graduated summa cum laude from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in Law, Philosophy and Economics. In 2008, she was a Law Clerk to Justice Albie Sachs. Pudifin-Jones went on to pursue a Master of Laws (LLB) and a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, studying Law and Criminology on an Emma Smith scholarship.[6]
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 University of KwaZulu-Natal. In 2011, she was called to the KwaZulu-Natal Bar,[7] where she is currently a member of Ubunye Chambers in Umhlanga, and became an Advocate of the High Court of South Africa. Pudifin-Jones appeared on the Mail & Guardians 2014 list of 200 Young South Africans.[8]
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 International Court of Justice (ICJ).[9]
Pudifin-Jones is married to Matthew Jones, who competed on The Great South African Bake Off in 2016,[10] [11] and has three sons.[12] They are practicing Anglicans.[5]