There’s the head of the state’s Innocence Project. A former president of the Connecticut Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. A recent congressional candidate. A top family law practitioner. And more.

While nearly all lists of Superior Court nominees contain some notable legal names, the Class of ’13 “sparkles” with top Connecticut lawyers, said Dan Krisch, an appellate advocate at Halloran & Sage. Krisch called one of the nominees, Hope Seeley, the former CCDLA president who is considered one of the state’s top defense lawyers, one of his personal role models.