Rob Wyda

Rob Wyda (March 26, 1959 – August 5, 2013) was the District Judge of Bethel Park and Upper St. Clair, one of the largest magisterial districts in Pennsylvania. but withdrew a few weeks later.

He also served as a Commander in the United States Navy Reserve in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. Between 2003 and 2008 he fulfilled assignments in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Elections He was first elected in 1999, and won a second term in 2005. He ran unopposed in the November 8th general election. His term would have expired in 2018.

Wyda announced his candidacy on March 1, 2013, for Seat 1 on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania,

In 2006 Wyda served assisting the prosecution prepare cases against Guantanamo captives who faced charges before the Guantanamo military commissions as part of the United States Department of Defense's Criminal Investigation Task Force.

Wyda was extensively quoted in a 2007 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article about his time in the service, saying:

Judge Wyda would attend Bethel Park High School graduations in his Navy uniform and recognize graduates who signed up for military service.

Death Wyda died at age 54 on August 5, 2013, of a heart attack in his home in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. He was survived by his wife, Shannon, son, Jared, daughter, Rachel and mother, Martha.