Rob Wyda

Judge Wyda held a law degree from Duquesne University. Before taking office in January 2000, he spent seven years as an assistant district attorney, and three years as an assistant court administrator, in Allegheny County's district courts. 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, but despite getting the required 2,000 signatures and qualifying for the Republican primary ballot, he withdrew from the race on March 27, leaving the GOP nomination to Cumberland County attorney Vic Stabile. ==Military service==

In 2003 Wyda spent time at the Bagram detention facility assisting in the investigations of detainees suspected of international terrorism. 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.{{cite news 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. ==References==