In this episode of Talking Downey, Mario Guerra sits down with Donna Tryfman for a deep conversation on justice, courtroom experience, and public service.

Donna shares her path as a senior public defender, her work in death penalty litigation, and what people often misunderstand about criminal defense. They also discuss judicial temperament, courtroom fairness, jury selection, election realities, and why she is running for judicial office.

If you care about local courts, due process, and how legal decisions impact everyday life in our communities, this episode is for you.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro and guest welcome

00:43 What a senior public defender does and how Donna got there

01:11 Death penal ...