Judge of the Superior Court Office No. 131 in Los Angeles County, California

2026 Primary Election

• David Ross — Deputy Alternate Public Defender, Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, California

  David Ross is a Deputy Alternate Public Defender in Los Angeles County with 30 years of experience as a public defender in both Los Angeles and Riverside Counties. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. Before his legal career, he worked as a television news reporter and documentary producer for a decade and as a legislative aide in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has also served as a Judge Pro Tem for Los Angeles County and as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Western State University College of Law.

• Donna Tryfman — Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County in Beverly Hills, California

  Donna Tryfman is a veteran public defender currently serving in the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Major Cases Unit. A graduate of Beverly Hills High School, she earned degrees from Brandeis University and the University of La Verne School of Law. Her career includes over three decades of courtroom experience and more than one hundred jury trials. Tryfman has also served as a judge pro tempore in traffic, small claims, and unlawful detainer cases. Her community involvement includes serving on the Beverly Hills Rent Stabilization Commission, chairing the BHUSD Facilities Committee, and volunteering with the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Judicial Elections Evaluation Committee. In 2020, she was a candidate for the Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education.