Lathan Watts is Director of Community Relations for First Liberty Institute, responsible for all efforts to increase First Liberty Institute’s profile in local and national markets. His focus is on expanding public awareness of First Liberty’s mission, legal matters, and educational projects by coordinating communication with community leaders, influencers, policy makers, and the public at large.

Prior to joining First Liberty Institute, Watts served in various campaign and official staff positions for U.S. Congressman Jeb Hensarling, U.S. Senator John Cornyn, and Texas Governor Rick Perry. His executive leadership roles in non-profit organizations specializing in political affairs and community outreach contributed to the election of numerous members of the U.S. Congress, multiple state legislators, and governors. His work in and around the political process served him well in the four years he spent as a City Councilman in Lewisville, TX.

Watts received his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi where he served two terms in the student senate one as President Pro Tempore. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Harding University, where he was a member of multiple honor societies and the University Concert Choir.

Elected statewide three times by the people of Alabama, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Glenn Murdock has been a strong voice for traditional values and the rule of law on Alabama's appellate courts for 17 years. He speaks nationally on religious liberty and the call of Christians to government and politics. Among other things, he has spoken twice to the National Day of Prayer observance in Washington D.C., delivering the keynote Judicial address in 2016. In January, Justice Murdock resigned from the bench to explore other professional and public service opportunities, including a possible run for the U.S. Senate in 2020.
A graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, Murdock’s pre-bench practice emphasized commercial, constitutional and election law. He also served six years as in-house counsel to a Fortune 500 company. As an undergraduate at the University of Alabama, Murdock was elected Student Government Vice President and graduated summa cum laude in Political Science and Economics.
Glenn and his wife Margaret have been married for 39 years. They have three children, three grandchildren and a fourth grandchild due any day now.

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