--- title: "Hope C. Seeley | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hope-c-seeley" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Hope C. Seeley Connecticut Appellate Court · Appellate Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Connecticut Appellate Court - State: Connecticut - Role: Appellate Court 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 ### remote hearing platform Scope: statewide Connecticut's Judicial Branch publishes statewide remote-proceedings information and Microsoft Teams guidance for attorneys and self-represented parties. Evidence excerpt: Remote Proceedings Information [Remote Proceedings Information](https://jud.ct.gov/remoteJustice/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote hearing technology Scope: statewide Connecticut remote-proceeding materials identify Microsoft Teams as the platform and include video, audio, and screen-sharing functionality, subject to judge and case-specific directions. Evidence excerpt: Microsoft Teams is a collaborative meeting application with video, audio, and screen-sharing features. [Remote Proceedings Information](https://jud.ct.gov/remoteJustice/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### recording photography Scope: statewide Connecticut identifies Practice Book sections governing videotaping, photographing, and audiotaping Superior Court proceedings and separately identifies appellate coverage rules. Evidence excerpt: Rules regarding videotaping, photographing or audiotaping Superior Court proceedings are in Connecticut Practice Book §§ 1-10A through 1-11C. [Media Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/media/faq.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### courtroom electronics Scope: statewide Connecticut's media FAQ states that personal computers may be used for note taking in a courtroom, subject to applicable rules and judicial control. Evidence excerpt: Personal computers may be used for note taking in a courtroom. [Media Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/media/faq.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote recording Scope: statewide Connecticut states that, other than the official Judicial Branch recording, recording livestreamed proceedings is strictly prohibited. Evidence excerpt: Other than the official recording prepared by the Judicial Branch, the recording of livestreamed proceedings is strictly prohibited. [Public Access to Court Proceedings Disclaimer](https://jud.ct.gov/PublicAccess/Disclamer.html) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### appellate recording and media Scope: statewide Connecticut appellate oral-argument media protocol requires approved media requests to be submitted at least three business days before the proceeding. Evidence excerpt: The approved media representative must email the request to the External Affairs Division no later than three business days before the proceeding. [Protocol Concerning Requests for Audio Recording, Broadcasting, Televising, Videotaping or Photographing of Supreme and Appellate Court Oral Arguments](https://jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/protocol_ap_oral_argu.htm) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/appjudge.html) - [Official roster](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/appjudge.html) - [Connecticut Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/appjudge.html) - [Remote Proceedings Information](https://jud.ct.gov/remoteJustice/) - [Media Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.jud.ct.gov/external/media/faq.htm) - [Public Access to Court Proceedings Disclaimer](https://jud.ct.gov/PublicAccess/Disclamer.html) - [Protocol Concerning Requests for Audio Recording, Broadcasting, Televising, Videotaping or Photographing of Supreme and Appellate Court Oral Arguments](https://jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/protocol_ap_oral_argu.htm) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hope-c-seeley", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/hope-c-seeley", "name": "Hope C. 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Malloy on January 24, 2013, and confirmed by the General Assembly Presided over criminal jury trials in the Windham and Tolland Judicial Districts - Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (2011) - Equal Justice Advocate Award (2007) - Maxwell Heiman Award (1998, Hartford County Bar Association) - Served as Assistant Administrative Judge for Tolland and Hartford districts - Before joining the bench, she was a principal at the Hartford law firm Santos & Seeley, P.C., practicing in both state and federal courts on a wide range of complex criminal and civil cases - She has also served on the Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation and as board member, officer, and chair of Community Partners in Action, and for many years on the Board of Civics First ## Published courtroom rules ### Shared court rules - [Public Access to Court Proceedings Disclaimer](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-21bd1bf41ea720ef9ce0bb9f) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://jud.ct.gov/PublicAccess/Disclamer.html). Collected 2026-07-26. - [Protocol Concerning Requests for Audio Recording, Broadcasting, Televising, Videotaping or Photographing of Supreme and Appellate Court Oral Arguments](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-6544a1e9a4dd654b6bdba042) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://jud.ct.gov/external/supapp/protocol_ap_oral_argu.htm). Collected 2026-07-26.