Welcome to my campaign website. After more than 30 years as a Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defender, over 100 jury trials, including some of the county’s most serious homicide and special circumstance cases, service as a Temporary Judge, and years of community service, I have learned one lesson that guides everything I do: A judge must be everyone’s judge. That means treating every person who enters the courtroom with dignity, respect, and fairness. Whether you are a vict

Donna Tryfman's Experience as a Deputy Public Defender Provide Substantive Qualifications If there is one thing I have learned after more than three decades as a Deputy Public Defender, it is this: the loudest voice is not always the wisest one. Courtrooms teach a different lesson. Judges are not chosen by who speaks the loudest, who creates the most drama, or who generates the most headlines. They are entrusted with making careful, informed decisions that affect people’s liv