Overview
- Supervisors chose Binder over finalists David Lazar and Brian Travis after public interviews and a candidate forum.
- County officials cited his corrections background; the 27-year Santa Clara County veteran previously served as acting sheriff in 2022 and is currently Gilroy’s interim police chief.
- He is set to be sworn in Wednesday evening and will serve the remainder of the term through January 2029.
- The Deputy Sheriff’s Association, which declined to endorse during the accelerated process, issued a statement welcoming Binder and pledging collaboration to rebuild the agency.
- Corpus’s removal followed voter approval of new ouster powers and an independent investigation, and she denies misconduct and has sued the county for $10 million.