Overview
- Supervisors selected Binder over finalists David Lazar and Brian Wynn Huynh Travis, with Supervisor David Canepa casting the lone dissenting vote.
- County officials said Binder was scheduled to be sworn in Wednesday evening and will serve the remainder of Christina Corpus’s term through January 2029.
- Board members cited Binder’s corrections background and prior turnaround work in Santa Clara County as key reasons for the choice, and he outlined priorities around rebuilding, employee wellness, and staffing.
- The Deputy Sheriff’s Association, which had withheld an endorsement due to the compressed timeline, said it welcomes Sheriff Binder and looks forward to collaboration; the county labor council also backed him.
- Binder’s appointment follows Corpus’s removal after an independent investigation alleged misconduct; she denies wrongdoing and has filed a $10 million discrimination lawsuit against the county.