Paul Murphy

Paul Murphy has been the Director of Communications and Policy for the Utah Attorney General’s Office since February 2001. He is also the coordinator for the Safety Net Committee, a coalition of government agencies, non-profit organizations, and interested individuals who are working to open up communication, break down barriers, and coordinate efforts to give people associated with the practice of polygamy equal access to justice, safety, and services. He helped develop the AMBER Alert and Endangered Person Advisory for Utah and is currently the state coordinator for the Utah AMBER Alert Plan. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice honored him with the AMBER Alert Coordinator Award. Murphy has 16 years experience reporting on the legal system for television stations in Utah and Texas. He is the past president of the Utah Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has been honored many times by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Utah Broadcasters Association. Murphy is also a frequent speaker and panelist about the law, media, polygamy, and child abduction issues. He has a bachelors degree from Utah State University and did post graduate work at the University of Utah.