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# Stephen E. Sincavage

Loudoun Circuit Court · Judge

## Profile

- Court: Loudoun 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

- Stephen E. Sincavage is a judge of the 20th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia, serving Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock Counties, appointed in 2013 and re‐elected in 2014 and 2022
- Served five years as a Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney for Loudoun County
- Worked eleven years as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office

### Education

- University of Virginia School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- In July 2026, Judge Sincavage imposed two life sentences plus 20 years on Cleyver Grajales Guillen for multiple child sexual abuse offenses, citing the statutory maximum due to the severity of the crimes and victim impact.
- Re‐elected: January 2014 (full term to 2022) and again in 2022.
- Appointed: July 18, 2013, by Governor Robert F. McDonnell to fill a vacancy caused by the retirement of Hon. James H. Chamblin.
- Judge Sincavage presides over the 20th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia, which is the trial court of general jurisdiction for Fauquier, Loudoun, and Rappahannock Counties.
- The court handles felony criminal trials, civil cases (including personal injury, property disputes, and family law), equity matters, and appellate cases from lower courts.
- Born and raised in Sterling, Virginia, Sincavage attended Park View High School and later lived in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife and daughter.