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# Rebecca J. Wade

Alexandria Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Alexandria Circuit Court
- State: Virginia
- Role: Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-26

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### cell phones and electronic devices

Scope: statewide

Virginia courts commonly restrict cell phones and other electronic devices in court buildings; counsel and litigants should check the local court policy before arrival.

Evidence excerpt: Most courts in Virginia do not allow you to bring a cell phone or other electronic device into the building.

[Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Official roster](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Office of the Executive Secretary, Supreme Court of Virginia official judicial roster](https://www.vacourts.gov/static/directories/judges_rule115.pdf)
- [Cell Phone & Electronic Device Policy](https://selfhelp.vacourts.gov/node/30/cell-phone-electronic-device-policy)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit (Alexandria Circuit Court) in Virginia, serving since March 16, 2024, and is one of the court’s active judges alongside Chief Judge Kathleen M. Uston and Judge Heidi E. Meinzer
- Judge Wade’s chambers are located at: Alexandria Circuit Court 520 King Street, Suite 307 Alexandria, VA 22314
- Part of the court’s leadership team, which also includes Chief Judge Kathleen M. Uston and Judge Heidi E. Meinzer

### Education


### Additional information

- Elected by the Virginia General Assembly to serve on the 18th Judicial Circuit for an eight-year term beginning March 16, 2024.
- The Alexandria Circuit Court is the trial court of general jurisdiction for the 18th Judicial Circuit of Virginia
- handling a full range of civil and criminal cases.
- Circuit Court judges are elected jointly by both houses of the General Assembly and serve eight-year terms, with the Governor able to make interim appointments during recesses.
- While the official court site does not list a detailed biography, Judge Wade is recognized in the Fairfax Bar Association membership directory as a member of the Alexandria Circuit Court.