Sarah Kelly (advocate)

Born in London, Sarah Kelly studied Norman French law at Caen University in Normandy, France.^[1] She was admitted a solicitor with the English Law Society in November 1997,^[2] and practised in England before^[1] moving to Alderney in 1999. Kelly then became the island's first female Clerk to the Court, a role which included her being Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Company Registrar and Land Registrar.^[3] In 2005, she became the first woman to be appointed Greffier to the island's Jurats, which entails providing legal and procedural advice to the six senior justices.^[3] She left the post in 2015 and was succeeded by Jonathan Anderson.^[4][5] She has subsequently been at the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.^[2]

Her estranged husband, Boyd Kelly, is a retired West Midlands Police officer who has been a member of the States of Alderney.^[6]