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Warren Binford
Occupation(s)Law and Pediatrics professor
Academic background
Alma materBoston University; Harvard Law School
Academic work
InstitutionsWillamette University; University of Colorado

Warren Binford (born Wendi Warren Binford) is an American attorney, professor, writer, and international children’s rights scholar. She is a Professor and the inaugural W.H. Lea Endowed Chair for Justice in Pediatric Law, Policy & Ethics at the University of Colorado where she holds a tenured appointment as Professor of Pediatrics at the School of Medicine and a courtesy appointment as Professor of Law at the Law School.[1] She is the Director of Law, Policy and Ethics at CU's Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect.[2] From 2005 to 2021, she was a Professor of Law and Director of the Clinical Law Program at Willamette University where she founded Willamette’s Child and Family Advocacy Clinic[3] to provide pro bono legal support for children and families.[4][5]

Education[edit]

She holds a bachelor of arts degree summa cum laude with distinction in literature and psychology, and a master's of education degree from Boston University.[6] She was elected to Phi Beta Kappa honor society.[7] She is also a graduate from Harvard Law School.[8]

Legal career[edit]

Binford worked for eight years at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP where her specialty was litigation and corporate transactions.[9] Binford was Special Assistant Attorney General in Oregon from 2006-2011.[10] Binford has practiced law in California[11] and Oregon.[12] She has provided legal expertise to Save the Children, the International Red Cross, the International Criminal Court, the Japanese Red Cross Society, the Croatian Red Cross, and the Dutch National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence against Children.[13] She is in the bar for the U.S. District Court, Eastern and Northern Districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.[14] She has also served as a middle school teacher in South Central LA and as a Court Appointed Special Advocate.[15]

From 2017 to 2020, Binford interviewed children and families at detention centers along the U.S.-Mexican border under the Flores Settlement.[16] She started a GoFundMe to raise money for other volunteers to document the children's experiences and co-funded Project Amplify to raise public awareness about the mistreatment of children arriving to the U.S.[17] At the border she was critical of the conditions the migrant children were being held, later conducting interviews on the subject describing what she witnessed and the children's rights violations documented by the interviewing teams.[18][19][20]

Research[edit]

Throughout her career, Binford has written approximately 80 publications including law review articles, book chapters, and essays such as "Beyond Paroline: Ensuring meaningful remedies for child pornography victims at home and abroad" and "The Constitutionalization of Children's Rights in South Africa".[21] Her publications, though spanning a variety of topics, primarily relate to children's issues.

As a Fulbright Scholar in South Africa[22] and as a Fulbright Canada-Palix Foundation Distinguished Visiting Chair in Canada,[23] Binford conducted research related to children's rights. More specifically, in 2015 Binford's work pertained to brain science research with a focus on the effects of child pornography on victims.[24] In 2017 Binford presented a related TED Talk titled "Sex, Porn, & Manhood" explaining her research on the impact of extreme internet pornography on a child's development.[25] In 2014, in conjunction with her work with the Willamette Child and Family Advocacy Clinic, Binford conducted research on immigrant children, specifically those crossing the border alone who were in need of legal representation.[26] In 2021, Binford co-published Hear My Voice/Escucha Mi Voz, an award-winning children's book describing the experiences of children arriving to the United States in their own words.[27][28][29]

News coverage[edit]

In June 2019, Binford visited the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas, in order to assess conditions at the immigrant detention center there.[30] Following this, Binford reported to the public the conditions within this detention center, alleging the unlawful mistreatment of migrant children.[31][32][33] Her reports led to national backlash against U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the eventual resignation of John Sanders, the agency director.[34]

Awards[edit]

2012 Fulbright Scholar at the University of the Western Cape in Bellville, South Africa[35]

2015 Inaugural chair-holder of the Fulbright Distinguished Visiting Research Chair in Brain Science and Family Wellness at the University of Calgary, Canada[36]

2020 Woman of Influence, Portland Business Journal[37]

2020 Hans Linde Award, American Constitution Society[38]

2021 Inaugural W.H. Lea Endowed Chair for Justice in Pediatric Law, Policy & Ethics, University of Colorado[39]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Faculty Profile | School of Medicine | University of Colorado Denver". som.ucdenver.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  2. ^ "Faculty Profile | School of Medicine | University of Colorado Denver". som.ucdenver.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  3. ^ "Oregon". www.americanbar.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  4. ^ "Professor Warren Binford accepts endowed chair at University of Colorado". willamette.edu. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  5. ^ "Living Willamette's motto, law professor protects children's rights". willamette.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  6. ^ "Warren Binford". www.cuanschutz.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  7. ^ "W. Warren H. Binford Faculty Biography | Willamette University College of Law". willamette.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  8. ^ "Faculty Profile | School of Medicine | University of Colorado Denver". som.ucdenver.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  9. ^ "W. Warren H. Binford Faculty Biography | Willamette University College of Law". willamette.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  10. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Christina Morales | The (2019-06-29). "An Oregon lawyer visited border patrol facilities in the El Paso sector; here's what she knows and what it means". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  11. ^ "Wendi Warren Hill Binford # 201388 - Attorney Licensee Search". apps.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  12. ^ "Welcome to the Oregon State Bar Online". www.osbar.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  13. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Christina Morales | The (2019-06-29). "An Oregon lawyer visited border patrol facilities in the El Paso sector; here's what she knows and what it means". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  14. ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Christina Morales | The (2019-06-29). "An Oregon lawyer visited border patrol facilities in the El Paso sector; here's what she knows and what it means". oregonlive. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  15. ^ Couch, Mark. "Scholar's New Book Amplifies Children's Voices". news.cuanschutz.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  16. ^ "Salem law professor to meet separated children". kgw.com. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  17. ^ "Fronteras: Voices Of Detained Immigrant Children Amplified In New Book, 'Escucha Mi Voz'". TPR. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  18. ^ "Inside a Texas Building Where the Government Is Holding Immigrant Children". The New Yorker. 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  19. ^ Romero, Simon; Kanno-Youngs, Zolan; Fernandez, Manny; Borunda, Daniel; Montes, Aaron; Dickerson, Caitlin (2019-07-06). "Hungry, Scared and Sick: Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  20. ^ Binford: 'Stop politicising migrant children' - CNN Video, 25 June 2019, retrieved 2022-02-24
  21. ^ "Faculty Profile | School of Medicine | University of Colorado Denver". som.ucdenver.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  22. ^ "Africa, Sub-Saharan | Fulbright Scholar Program". cies.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  23. ^ Lewis, Jeff (2015-10-09). "Researcher turns focus on neurological impacts of child porn victims". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  24. ^ Lewis, Jeff (2015-10-09). "Researcher turns focus on neurological impacts of child porn victims". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  25. ^ Sex, Porn & Manhood | Warren Binford | TEDxSalem, retrieved 2022-02-24
  26. ^ Binford, Warren (2014-05-13). "Giving Voice to Unaccompanied Children in Removal Proceedings". Rochester, NY. SSRN 2426716. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  27. ^ "Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz". Workman Publishing. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  28. ^ Couch, Mark. "Scholar's New Book Amplifies Children's Voices". news.cuanschutz.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  29. ^ "BOOK INFO". Project Amplify. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  30. ^ "Law Professor Describes Poor Conditions Where Migrant Children Are Held". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  31. ^ "Attorney who went inside Texas center housing migrant children describes neglect". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  32. ^ Romero, Simon; Kanno-Youngs, Zolan; Fernandez, Manny; Borunda, Daniel; Montes, Aaron; Dickerson, Caitlin (2019-07-06). "Hungry, Scared and Sick: Inside the Migrant Detention Center in Clint, Tex". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  33. ^ "A firsthand report of 'inhumane conditions' at a migrant children's detention facility". PBS NewsHour. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  34. ^ "Trump's Border Protection Chief Resigned After Migrant Kids Found in Squalor". www.vice.com. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  35. ^ "Africa, Sub-Saharan | Fulbright Scholar Program". cies.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  36. ^ "Binford chosen as Willamette's first Fulbright Distinguished Chair". willamette.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  37. ^ Szott, Denise (May 1, 2020). "The PBJ's Women of Influence 2020: Warren Binford of Willamette University". bizjournals.com. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  38. ^ "ACS Oregon: Virtual Annual Dinner - American Constitution Society". getinvolved.acslaw.org. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  39. ^ "Professor Warren Binford accepts endowed chair at University of Colorado". willamette.edu. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-24.

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